Shorts
Here are some short stories, click to read.
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Secrets in Cuba [PDF]
This is one in a collection of stories in a fictional memoir. The narrator is an older man telling stories of his youth, growing up in a small town in rural Appalachia.
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A Retirement from Hell [PDF]
This is just pure silliness.
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Memories of Maymont [PDF]
This is a brief essay that I wrote for a college english class in September 1990. The recent events involving monuments, particularly in Richmond VA where Maymont Park is located, reminded me of it.
Errata
I have fond memories of this tricycle, but don't remember what brand and model it was. If you recognise it, please contact me via email.
About the Author
Benjamin Gayle was born in Richmond Virginia, and has lived in the western mountains of the state for most of his life. Educated in math and electrical engineering, he has worked in a wide variety of capacities including factory automation in automotive manufacturing, and designing motor control systems for a drives manufacturer. He has been an amateur cyclist and bicycle mechanic for more than thirty years, and an amateur radio operator (N1NP) for more than twenty. Reading was an early passion, followed by writing in his early teens, though that was set aside for decades for career and other responsibilities.