Short Story

The Eighth Of December

A tribute to John Lennon who was taken from us on this date in 1980. Many of you have read this; many of you who are new to my site have not. Please indulge me one more time. Roughly four years ago I had the great pleasure and honor of narrating a few of my stories on the BBC Radio program called  ā€œUploadā€. I also submitted my story, ā€œThe Eighth of Decemberā€, never expecting to receive an email from the program manager of the radio station asking me if I’d like to read my story and do a live interview. To us here in The States, The BBC is a pretty big deal so I was rather blown away and, despite my nerves, I agreed to the interview. The format of the radio station has since changed and ā€œUploadā€ was replaced by another show; it’s now impossible to find my interview. All I have is my story; every word is true. This is ā€œThe Eighth of Decemberā€.

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