Second Son: Growing Up in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom

Second Son: Growing Up in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom

Dad looked down at us and spoke slowly. "I'm sorry to be late, but something terrible has happened. It's about your mother." *** Barry grows up in the long shadows cast by his older brother and Vermont's Green Mountains. He must deal with his father and the horrible message he delivers. Barry lets off steam on ball fields and basketball courts, hunts the local woods, fishes nearby streams and rivers, gets his first job, and buys his hunting rifle. In this New England coming of age story, Barry leaves behind the questions that troubled him throughout high school and college. But following his father's death, he faces the question that has lingered his entire life. Dad looked down at us and spoke slowly. "I'm sorry to be late, but something terrible has happened. It's about your mother." Barry grew up in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. Following his Vietnam service, he completed his Bachelor of Science Degree at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. He is a life member of the American Legion, Sorrell-Woodward Post 1623. After a career in banking, he and his wife, Melody, moved to Central Florida. They enjoy playing pinochle with their son and his wife, playing pickleball, and traveling home to Vermont and New York in the summer. Barry is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Florida Writers Association (FWA), and a writers group called Villa Writers. His other memberships include the Daytona Writers Guild, the Florida Authors and Publishers Association, and the Florida State Poets Association. Barry's short stories, "Letting Go," "Vermont," and "Piece-by-Piece" were published in FWA Collections. Barry can be reached at www.BarryAndrewDimick.com.