Boyhood Adventures

About the Book

A sortie involving a moonless visit to a cemetery reputed for supernatural and threatening manifestations qualifies as a worthy nocturnal event for the boys. A condemned structure – formerly serving the county as a prison for the criminally insane is deemed irresistible. But highest on their list of destinations for adventure is a place that will haunt their memories forever: the old Gramercy house. Known by most students attending College Hill Elementary School, it is as a place of infamy, occupied by restless spirits who horrifyingly repel trespassers. Rumors about the place motivate any normal, red-blooded, adventure-seeking country boy to be drawn past the front gate. Such was the case for Lee Farmer, Dennis Williams, and – reluctantly – Frank Cherry in October of 1953.

About the Author

Boyhood Adventures is the semi-true story of Dennis Williams, Lee Farmer, and Frank Cherry. At eight years old they live on Fulton Street in Texarkana, Arkansas, circa 1950. They seek adventure as often as they can escape the scrutiny of their parents. The more frightening the venue, the more eagerly the boys pursue it; except for Frank, that is, who serves the team as a voice of reason. Unfortunately for Frank, Dennis and Lee override his counsel of wisdom and drag him along, reluctantly, to places far less sensible to his prudent and fearful mind. For Dennis and Lee, adventure is the ultimate objective, serving as evasion of what one of their parents was heard to have said: “My life is a grind. I hate it.”