Smokey Finds his Spark (Paperback or Softback)

One day my younger brother Seth found a homing pigeon in distress on a walkway at his work. The poor pigeon was obviously exhausted and in desperate need of help. He wore tags on his ankles, signifying that he never made it to a specific destination.

After some research, Seth was able to contact the bird's owner.

The owner's reply was to simply leave the bird alone; that he was useless now that he had not been able to make his journey.

Seth took the bird home to his daughter Mallory. She named him Smokey and he lived with their hens while he recovered. Who knows what adventures are in Smokey's future?

Ann Melim is a New Hampshire native and retired high school English teacher of twenty- two years. After retiring, Ann delved into writing memoir essays and is in the process of compiling these into a book. When she is not writing, one can find her walking her favorite dogs around town, hiking, kayaking and driving her Model A Ford. Ann is the proud mother of Isabel, her daughter who attends Assumption University and wife to Joseph, her husband of twenty three years. With the support of her husband, Ann has been able to reach this milestone of publishing her first book.She continues to teach and facilitate discussions through her memoir book club and is driven by stories of adversity, determination and perseverance, much like the story within these pages.

Somewhere around age six, Ben McGuire started telling everyone that he had decided to become an artist. Some people told him that he couldn't make a living as an artist. They were right. (Just kidding) He's been a professional artist his entire life and is doing just fine. So, don't listen to people who say you can't do it. Work hard. You got this.Ben lives with his dog Frank... oh, and also with his son Connor, his daughter Amber, and his wife Shannon. There are also two cats who run the house he lives in. It's probably time for them to eat again.Ben loves snowboarding, pickleball, skateboarding, science fiction and fantasy role playing games, and absolutely kills it at karaoke.