The Rest of the Story

By Tom Foley

After I published my memoir , Chasing the Elusive Dream , I was looking for a change. A critique group member, Freddi Gold, suggested I try a different genre and said, "Why don't you try fiction, stretch your legs, and let your mind go wild," or something along these lines. Well, it sounded like fun, an exercise in mental gymnastics, and I did just that. I didn't want to steer away from the difficult topics: death, PTSD, Veteran suicide, drug use, sexual assault, and murder. I wanted to explore them all. I wanted the stories to reflect our times. To be more specific, my time. I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s. They say history repeats itself, and watching the news today reminds me of the turmoil of the late 1960s with different clothes and hairstyles. I grew up listening to Paul Harvey and The Rest of the Story. His broadcasts consisted of stories presented as little-known or forgotten facts on a variety of subjects, with some key element of the story (usually the name of some well-known person) held back until the end. The broadcasts always concluded with a variation on the tagline, "And now you know...the rest of the story. I've elected to follow in his footsteps and add a bit of insight to the story behind the story. I think it works. The short story allows the author to explore a topic in a unique way. Hopefully, these will pull on your heartstrings or make you smile. The stories selected for this book touch on some of the current issues that are affecting our lives today. In this book the stories start with a true-life incident, a person I have encountered, or a journey I have taken, usually with a twist or two.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D4J46QFH
• ISBN13: 9798325937804
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 187 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"