Synopsis "Senior Memories of 2017: 2017 (in English)"
Creativity doesn't stop just because age has crept upon us. Who hasn't enjoyed reliving the exciting adventures of real life everyday Americans, such as pioneer Laura Ingalls Wilder through her Little House series; or as one of the March sisters in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women/Men series; do we not grudgingly recognize ourselves in Dickens' selfish Scrooge character or even the bully Red Queen from 'Alice in Wonderland?' All of these memorable characters were based on real lives, real people. In this first collection of stories as introduced by the 55+ group of writers from North Carolina, meet the naughty golden retriever, Eliot, who failed obedience class, but had a grand time doing it; meet Liz, the eccentric neighbor, who wore the same wader boots, shapless dress, and beat-up old sweater for years as she and ex-husband fought the good fight on neighboring farms long after their divorce; meet George the Bull, whose escape and ensuing shenanigans provided one of the most memorable home-town parades in the state of Maine ever; relive 1963, a memorable year, not only the assassination of President Kennedy, but the loss of an entire submarine crew during peacetime sea trials; meet 3 small town Roaring Twenties survivors, whose lives took a different turn with the advent of WWII when they came of age; and don't forget, the conservative, [now] straight-laced geologist, who sheepishly recalls pelting the new renters with eggs, while visiting the outhouse, only to face the horror of realizing she was to be his school teacher next fall... these and many more very real, very memorable characters are introduced. '2017 Senior Memories' brings to life the everyday during the early years of the 20th century: Roaring Twenties; Art Decor period, The Stock Market Crash; the Jazz Age, and WWII by "The Greatest Generation" in the hopes the people, places, and events will live on.
