Growing Up 60's & 70's: "The Oakvale Road Boys"

Growing Up 60's & 70's: "The Oakvale Road Boys"

In the hills of Appalachia, where poverty and promise lived side by side, a boy came of age chasing laughter, surviving loss, and searching—always searching—for where he fit in a world that felt too wide. Set against the backdrop of the 1960s—a time of booming rock and roll, shifting values, and war-torn headlines—John’s journey unfolds with raw honesty and quiet strength. The Oakvale Road Boys were his compass through mischief and memory, until friendship fractured and loneliness crept in. And then came Belinda. She was everything he wasn’t. Graceful, grounded, and far out of reach—or so it seemed. But love doesn’t follow rules. And when two people from opposite worlds find each other, what begins isn’t just romance—it’s recognition. In Belinda’s presence, the question he carried his whole life—“Where do I belong?”—found its answer. Told with rich detail, Appalachian soul, and a storyteller’s rhythm, Where I Belong is a memoir about love earned, belonging discovered, and the kind of connection that rewrites the story of a life.