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;void(0)) Richard Barrett grew up in Harlem, NY, USA where he began his music career at the early age of ten, when he first picked up the guitar and shortly thereafter, the bass guitar. Now a musician/singer/songwriter he has worked with a number of talented people over the years. He attended a private high school, Boro Hall Academy in Brooklyn, NY and continued his education at the College of Old Westbury on Long Island. He began his writing career during the 1990s. He is still writing and producing music for a variety of artists and writing fiction. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. He has a son, Richard, who is in college and also writes music. ;void(0)) (click photo to enlarge)  ;void(0)) It was late in the afternoon. The blaring sun was finally cooling off. Enough so that the fan began to provide some relief, drying up the droplets of sweat that had been streaming down her face all day. She was tired from all the days' chores and was just about done with folding the last load of laundry. It sure would have been easier on me if I'd had some help at least in folding this laundry, Laura thought. She would have had a better chance at being struck by lightning five times in five seconds before getting help with anything in that household, much less folding laundry. And she knew it. She was being used abused and taken for granted, and had been since her mother died when she was at the tender age of four years old. She then had to live with her father. He was a chronic alcoholic and was clinically diagnosed as a dangerous pedophile. His securing custody of young Laura after his wife's death clearly demonstrates the cruel travesty of justice that exists in the laws that are supposedly designed to protect children. But fortunately Laura was able to endure despite her shy and timid demeanor. She was strong willed and had a great sense for survival. This she learned shortly after she was forced to live with her father whom in turn forced himself on her. Read the entire Novella...FREE download! Book Titles Available | | The BANYON NETWORK | Betty Byers | Whitlow Synopsis | INNER-VIEWS WITH CELEBRITIES | ECLECTIC REVIEWS | BOOK REVIEWER'S CORNER | The NEWS | SHORT STORIES CORNER | | Return Home | GREAT LINKS | WHAT'S NEW? | CONTACT US | |
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