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ANGER
Dad came out of his bedroom. He had no shirt on and his pants were not fully buttoned. He was yelling something. He was angry. I finally realize he was mad that no one woke him for work.
Except dad is 82 and hasn’t worked in years. Alzheimer’s disease has taken over. Sometimes he is his old self and we talk and talk. And sometimes he is a total stranger.
I feel so helpless this once beautiful human is being wasted and ravaged by a mean and cruel disease.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Gene has been writing for a while, he just hasn’t told us how long. He enjoys communicating with and helping new writers. He has a uniquely simple Hemmingwayish writing style.
He has traveled extensively and even lived in a remote cabin high up in the mountains where he claims he found his style.
“Living without electricity and running water helps you clear your head.” He now does all his writing from a table overlooking a beautiful lake in North Carolina. All of the dogs and pretty much all the women in the stories are real. His true-fiction style allows for much exaggeration or entertainment but the people and dogs are all really special and deeply loved by the author.
