The Martin Chronicles: A Memoir

Our grandparents, J.J. and Geneva Martin, were born slightly more than twenty years after the American Civil War. Imagine knowing someone who was born that long ago. 128 years and five generations later, their seventeen aging grandchildren suddenly decided to burn up the internet swapping lies and telling tales on each other with the tenacity of a pack of raging bloodhounds. The ensuing exchange of electronic epistles resulted in this epic collection of stories about growing up in the American south in the middle of the twentieth century.

Our grandparents, J.J. and Geneva Martin, were born slightly more than twenty years after the American Civil War. Imagine knowing someone who was born that long ago. 128 years and five generations later, their seventeen aging grandchildren suddenly decided to burn up the internet swapping lies and telling tales on each other with the tenacity of a pack of raging bloodhounds. The ensuing exchange of electronic epistles resulted in this epic collection of stories about growing up in the American south in the middle of the twentieth century. Sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, often goofy, and always heartfelt, this tribute to family strength and courage spans the history of this country from the Revolutionary War through the Great Depression to the dawn of the Artificial Intelligence takeover of our planet. And every word of it is God's honest truth. Mostly. - #10

Kathy Bryant is the tenth grandchild of J.J. and Geneva Martin. She has compiled this collection of family stories alongside her sixteen cousins.