Comments on: Dear Ol’ Dad

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:30:31 +0000

I discovered your writing while searching “Horse Creek Valley”. I grew up in Gloverville. My grandparents lived in Langley and worked in cotton mill. I remember the day the Langley Mill burned.
Your story is so well written. I have often thought would be great if someone could write a book about HCV….
Thanks for sharing.
Elllen

By: Belinda

Belinda — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:58:56 +0000

Great job! Uncle Johnny was a good man and like you I wish I had known him better, but in the short time I did know him he always made me feel very loved and very special. And his son didn’t fall far from the old apple tree in that area. Take care, I love you.
Belinda Bowie

By: Terri Evans

Terri Evans — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:58:29 +0000

Splendid. Really. I admire the idea of the Florida Frog Farm and suspect that your father would have loved Tom Robbins and vice versa.

By: Rob Barge

Rob Barge — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:17:46 +0000

Great stuff, Bob. I just spent some time with my Dad and I, too, was reminded of those distant years when the old man’s actions and motives just seemed so… foreign. I suppose I am a total mystery to my son. And I guess no matter how well know them, we’ll always wish we had known our fathers better. Thanks for sharing this little slice of your life.

By: Carson

Carson — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:17:19 +0000

Great excerpt Dad! A real poignant bit with injections of humor and your usual knack for realistic dialogue. Happy Father’s Day!

By: Keith Graham

Keith Graham — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:57:01 +0000

Bob: I’m so happy to see the byline of a great writer like you here. This story is not only beautifully written but very moving. Get-rich schemes? Why not take a chance on them if you understand what mill village life was like? I think so many good stories from the mill town South are not being told and will soon be forgotten. These stories might be the most neglected of all the aspects of Southern culture that should be written about. I’m very happy that you’ve shared this one.

By: Sally Simkins

Sally Simkins — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:29:55 +0000

Bob, I’m looking forward to more. But, for now, it seems so sad…
Love to you.

By: Billy Howard

Billy Howard — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:52:17 +0000

Wonderful story!