Introduction to "My Short Stories (Book Two)" - FINAL version

(as published by Authorhouse in 2013, it appears on pages ix and x of the book)

This book was written because I have an ongoing interest in people and their relationships.  I’m a people person.  I’ve worked in industry for at least 25 years and in schools for at least 13 years. The jobs that gave me the most satisfaction and happiness, by far, were those that dealt with people, such as serving customers over the counter, dealing with suppliers over the phone and teaching students in high school.  Whenever I had a job in which I had a considerate boss and friendly co-workers, that fact also contributed to my job satisfaction.  Sometimes I think about what the word “career” means to me, and I’ve decided that it includes all the collective experiences in life that contribute to who you are and make you a valuable person in society – someone who is happiest when contributing to the betterment of one’s fellow man.  In essence, as a teacher and author, all I really want to do is make other people’s lives better.

Although I don’t like to talk about this part of my life much, I’ve been married and divorced twice.  If there’s anything this has taught me, it’s that, just because you get married, it may not last forever, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still be happy.  You must find out who you are, accept yourself fully and be happy with yourself before you have any hope of making anyone else, such as a significant other, happy as well. 

     

The bottom line is that if you’re not happy with your job or your life, in general, it’s probably due, at least in part, to the quality of a relationship that you have.  I want to share my extensive life experiences with my readers in a fictional mode, as well as include some other experiences that I believe are valuable lessons to learn in life: nothing happens without a price to pay.  However, you can be happy if you are willing to put the time and energy into becoming the person you need and want to be.

A few of the stories in this book are sequels to stories that appear in my first book, My Short Stories (Book One), published in 2011.  The sequels are indicated by a “II” after the title.

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