Too Poor to Afford a Pencil

Too Poor to Afford a Pencil is a collection of unique, fictionalized short stories, encapsulating the sensitivities of love, heartache, and the triumph of the human heart. Each story explores the unforgettable conditions and challenges that are sometimes repressed in the sentimental journey we call our lives.aEURoeWalk into the LightaEUR is one man''s voyage to find himself. aEURoeThe Red DressaEUR is a story of a man''s love that runs so deep that he is willing to put up with anything, and he does. aEURoeThe Rainy DayaEUR is about infatuation with a woman he hardly knows, yet he wants more than she can offer. aEURoeHey, JoeaEUR is an epic tale of a young man who forgoes wealth and love only to find the horror of war. In aEURoeListen Deeply,aEUR the protagonist encounters hardship throughout her life and finds happiness with her own children. aEURoeAbout Last NightaEUR is a man''s travel into the world of lust. Finally, finding the truth and redemption.The stories that lie dormant in our minds are seldom about the daily joys we experience, but about the hardships that we all endure one day at a time. And yet, on the other side of life, we persevere. And that is who we are for the world to see.Jack Kerouac wrote, aEURoeI''ve written my stories, now it''s time to write yours.aEUR Well, I wrote my stories. Perhaps it''s your turn.