The Backroads of My Mind

About the Book

The Back Roads of My Mind is essentially a memoir of many simple acts of human kindness that the author has experienced during the past 65 years of his life. It includes vignettes of some, but by no means all, of the people who helped six children to grow to adulthood in the 1940s and 50s... all while being raised by a single mother who'd lost her husband to alcoholism in 1949.

The author began writing professionally at the age of 58, with the benefit of a smidgen of formal training, coupled with a gentle urging from family members who told him he had the ability to write for others if he chose to do so.

About the Author

Born on February 14, 1942, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. (I was born at home, rather than a hospital.)

Moved to Fort Collins, Colorado at age two. Lived there from 1945 until 1975. Was raised by our mother, along with five brothers and sisters.

Served four years active duty (1960-64) in the U.S. Navy.

Married in 1966, in Denver, Colorado, to Jane Ann Carpenter.

Moved to Missoula, Montana in 1975 with wife and three beautiful children.

Became proud parents of a ten-year old adopted son in 1983.

Profession: 35 years as a restaurant owner/manager.