From Sunfish to Son: The Gifts of Our Lives
About this audiobook
From Sunfish to Son: The Gifts of Our Lives is a deeply introspective and poetic memoir that explores the interwoven fabric of memory, childhood wonder, and the sweet and bitter passage of time. Through a series of vivid recollections—ranging from the pristine beauty of Florida's waters to the untamed mystery of Alabama's woods—the author reflects on the gifts embedded in the everyday settings of his experience.
With a unique narrative style that pairs bright memories with their shadowed counterparts, this work contemplates how joy, loss, and self-discovery shape the soul. From the excitement of being a "rebel troop" with his brothers to the profound imprint of a lost childhood friend, these patterns carry forward into adulthood. In the end, the memories themselves become gifts, revealing deeper truths about the nature of remembering, the impermanence of life, and the quiet resilience of the human spirit.
About the author
The author first grew up in northern Florida where the beauty of fish amazed him, then lived in northern Alabama close to woods and within hearing the Saturn V. shake the ground. Then he lived in Baltimore, Maryland where he experienced the richness and risk of urban life. With degrees in Philosophy and Psychology, he taught in college. He has also worked with the homeless, and advocated for rights of those in psychiatric hospitals. Last, he helped found and taught in a progressive charter school that opened in the inner city. In gratefulness for the many blessings of his life, he offers these recollections which touches upon the beauty and mystery of our lives.
