Writing. Give it a try.

Have you ever thought that you'd like to write the next "Great American Novel"? Well, give it a try. The things that make you who you are, might just be pretty interesting to other folks. But more importantly, it would leave a mark, kinda like carving your initials in an old pine tree.


Many people lately have been using the services of published writers to make their own books on family, adventures, travels and thoughts. The finished product resembles a life story, complete with photos and anecdotes.


Not that long ago, an elderly gentleman and I sat down to a pot of coffee a few times and he told me his life story. He was ninety-four at the time. I recorded everything he said for days. Then I went to work, writing his story. What turned out was beautiful. He gave a copy to each of his children and grand children.


I guess that if you pass this way and don't leave a record of being here, no one will remember you in a few years and that would be sad. So consider a book, all about you. It would make a great Christmas gift for those you care about like your son, daughter, grand children or even the mailman.


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Stop in once in a while. I'll try to write something new and informative about my book brothersbyfire.


Good Reading,
Ron

Memorial Day 2011

This famous image is of the GI's hoisting the US flag on Iwo Jima during World War 2. An important part of this is the fact that Ira Hayes was one of this group. He fought hard to get to the top of this hill.

Ira Hayes was a Pima indian from the western part of the US. This was truly a man of honor who loved his country. My Hayes was found dead years later in a muddy pool of water having died from the effects of alcohol. Such a sad ending for a good man.

Thank a Vet.

Ron

Smells fishy to me...

In "Brothers by Fire" there was a mention of a sauce called Nuoc Mam. Almost everyone that has been in Southeast Asia has had a taste of it. It was strongly flavored and when properly applied, it make anything taste somewhat like food. Somewhat.

And so after eating it for many weeks, I got to wondering where the stuff came from. As I walked along a road near Sattahip, I watched an old man climb a ladder up to the top of a large barrel. He lifted the lid and poured in a bucked of small silvery fish, still trying to swim.

I asked my friend what that was and he just smiled and said, "Nuoc Mam."

After the fish sits in the tropical sun for a few weeks, the spigot is opened and out comes the  golden liquid that I had been enjoying for so long.

There isn't much more that can or should be said about this subject.

You can find the EBook Kindle edition of this book at Amazon.com and at www.peaceriverbooks.com. The Peace River Books blog is updated each day.

Stop in once in a while. I'll try to write something new and informative about my book brothersbyfire.


Good Reading,
Ron

The Big White Oak

The book "Brothers by Fire" starts, as all things should, on the shores of the Big White Oak, a pristine place used by the native Anishinaabe for countless generations. In the grand scheme of things, this place is rather small, possibly 10,000 acres, but it supplied the needs of a good sized population of men, women and children. There were fish, beaver, otter and many deer.


Today this area is still as vibrant as it ever was. In the fall, you can still hear the chants of the women as they harvest wild rice from canoes. It's an amazing place.


You can find the EBook Kindle edition of this book at Amazon.com and at www.peaceriverbooks.com. The Peace River Books blog is updated each day.


Stop in once in a while. I'll try to write something new and informative about my book brothersbyfire.


Good Reading,
Ron