Gullet The Mullet

A Fish Story about running with the crowd and thinking for yourself. The sudden movement in the sand frightened Gullet the Mullet. He couldn't imagine what was kicking up the bottom like that, making such a fuss and causing the water to get so cloudy.

Maybe, one day, in that same marsh, Gullet the Mullet would be there with his school friends swimming and playing together. Maybe the tide would rush out unexpectingly, and Gullet would accidently get left behind. And maybe, just maybe, a voice from the swirling sand would say "Hey you, you there, the Mullet."

And Gullet the Mullet would say, "Who me?"

Now I am thinking for myself, says Mullet.

As a fourth generation Texan and Galveston resident, A. Hardy Roper writes from a wealth of knowledge about the island's storied past and vibrant present, and has written a series of mystery novels centered around an old bait-camp and bar owner, Parker McLeod. He has also written two children's books that combine life lessons with characters that kids can identify with. Hardy's children remember a childhood of their father always making up great stories on the spot to pass the time when the fish were not biting or the mosquitoes were too thick for the boys to be outside. This creativity and whimsy are echoed in his two children's books, Ma Skeeter and Gullet the Mullet.