History of Me
The History of the
World According to John
I was born on the
first day of October in 1950, the first son of John and Patricia, in Baltimore,
MD. I got a brother a year-and-a-half
later. We moved around a lot. We moved to Charlotte, NC. I started school. I
barely learned to read the boring crap they taught me. We moved to Asheville,
and my Mom taught me to read real books.
I fell in love with
L. Frank Baum, John Fox, Jr., Edward Ormondroyd, Robert Heinlein, and Marilyn.
We moved to Greenville, SC. I fell in love with Kathy, H.G. Wells, and Edgar
Rice Burroughs.
I went to Junior
High School. I fell in love with Cecelia, Isaac Asimov, and Jackie (sigh).
I went to High
School. I fell in love with Donna, Kathy, Jane, Merrill, Jackie (again), and
alcohol. I decided to become a writer.
I went to
Presbyterian College. I fell in love with Cynthia, Ann, marijuana, LSD,
what’s-her-name, Harlan Ellison, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny
Winter, and Joni Mitchell. I left Presbyterian College and went to the
University of Georgia (go Dawgs!). I fell in love with Karyn (sigh), J.R.R
Tolkein, Robert Heinlein (again), cocaine, and The Allman Brothers. I tried to
write.
I graduated
college. I fell in love with Pat, Barbara, Dale, Carol, what’s-her-name, James
Tiptree Jr., Frank Herbert, Ursula K LeGuin, Connie (OMG), Stephen King, Bruce
Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, and Kathy. I tried to write.
I married Kathy. I
fell out of love with cocaine and LSD. I gave up on writing. I moved to
Charlotte, NC. I moved to Salisbury, NC. I got divorced. I fell out of love
with alcohol and marijuana. I fell in love with Amanda, Susan, Pam, Gerrie
(sigh), Michael Crichton, Robert R. McCammon, John Grisham, Dean Koontz,
Janine, and Cheri.
I moved back to
Charlotte, NC. I fell in love with Caren and got married again. We had a kid. I
got un-married. I fell in love with Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs, Richelle
Mead, and Taylor Swift.
Oh, and along the
way, I made a lot of wonderful friends and observed first-hand the
never-ending, enigmatic, inexplicable miracle of life. And, I started to write
again…
…and I haven’t stopped.
John, This is Larry Unger from 1968, J.L. Mann High School attempting to connect with you. Wow, you been a busy guy! I'm in Atlanta. Hope to reconnect soon. Call me 4044363060. Larry
ReplyDeleteWow, Larry! I recently finished my 4th novel and re-visited my website to revive it for marketing purposes. Low and behold, there was a post from you from March, 2017! My apologies for being remiss in not checking my site for these past years.
ReplyDeleteHope you're doing well. I had intended going to the reunion last year, but another commitment interfered.