A Boy, a Home, and a Village that Raised Him
27 D Street is a creative selection of short stories recollected by a young boy growing up in a small mill village in Georgia in the early 1950s. The stories and the unique characters that played them out in real life, over time, became the village that shaped the young boy, Lawrence, and his life. From Grandma Bledsoe, to Mr. Marvin, to the mill village baseball team, to his buddy Harold to the Goat Man himself, each left lasting impressions on his life. Yearning for something better than owing your soul to the mill village store, Lawrence had dreams of something better. Or, looking back, was it that bad? Each chapter is a descriptive memory picture that still hangs on the walls of the author's mind to this day.
Readers may expect:
● To have their heart stirred with getting to know the vibrant characters in each chapter
● To laugh at the funny stories told from the perspective of a young boy and to cry when he learns of loss and unwelcomed change
● To think back with a reflection on the characters of the village that helped raise them
● To realize that sometimes where we are in time is just as important as where we think we want to be
When you finish this book, if you haven't already during the middle, pick up the phone and call your Grandmother, just to tell her you love her. If you don't have a Grandmother, call the woman or man in your childhood that you savor the good in you that they poured into you. Call them and just tell them you love them. Don't text, don't email, no social media. Call them.
About the Author
Larry Cole was born in Coweta County, Georgia in 1949 and grew up in the ARNCO Mill Village just outside of Newnan, GA. He was born of J Rob and Nellie and is the youngest of two sisters, Mickey and LaJuana. Larry is a graduate of Forest Park High School in Georgia and spent years in the commercial insurance business before becoming an executive in the trucking industry. That industry carried him to live in Little Rock, Arkansas since the mid 1990’s. In 2004, he helped start a division of a national transportation company in Kuwait in 2004 before moving to Northwest Arkansas where he still works as a consultant to attorneys, insurance companies and transportation companies. Larry is married, has two son’s from his first marriage and three stepchildren from his current, has many adoring grandchildren and too many pets to mention. He is a red-blooded American and a Southern Gentleman. Larry is an avid fisherman and tells folks he only fishes when the Sun comes up in the East and the day ends in the letter, “y.”
