Stop Me If You’ve Heard This

The title STOP ME IF YOU’VE HEARD THIS is a facetious warning to the family and friends who’ve heard this collection of short tales over the years. Newcomers will read an adoption story that begins with growing up in a small southern mill town. Next they will read about going to college and spending a junior year in France while also touring Europe. Then comes the beginning of a teaching career by integrating an all-black school and the account of courtship and marriage while teaching in the “North.” Finally, there are tales about beginning a family, and ultimately moving back to my home state to be near aging parents. These “baby boomer” memories took place from the 1940’s to the present and are related with self-mocking humor.