Place

Memoir of growing up in small midwestern town in the 1950's and 60's.

This is a tale of growing up in Canfield, Ohio during the postwar era.  While the story follows me, the tale isn’t about me. 

I wasn’t special—just one more baby boomer kid.  My memories, the thoughts and feelings of each day, my twists and turns through those years were ordinary--common to countless others of that generation.  

Rather, the tale is about the place that surrounded, that pushed and pulled at kids like me, and the tugs within us that created the experience of growing in that time and place.  

And along the way, within the daily commonplace, something remarkable took form. 

After a thirty-year career with the railroad, I thought I might try a little writing.  The story emerged and took form over a period of several years.  I'm generally pleased with the result--I enjoy rereading it from time to time, and I've been flattered by the thoughtful feedback from a number of readers.