The Book in the Dresser Drawer

Book excerpt: The Book in the Dresser DrawerBrian Lee MillerThe Midwesterner boy had a blessed upbringing hunting, fishing, working, and playing in rural and urban settings. As a presumed misfit he struggled with color blindness, speech disorders, and life's decisions. Portrayed is a teenager who had an encounter with Muhammad Ali, and as a young man lived homeless in his truck while purchasing his first house at eighteen years-old. The blue collar worker crashed a racecar, confronted three near-death situations, and eluded being paralyzed in a fluke accident. Later in life, he competed on a college football team and received an elementary school teaching degree. The wannabe adventurer encountered a WWII German soldier, dwelled among the descendants of the Apache Chief, Geronimo, and slept through a tornado.After ending a twenty-four year marriage, he suffered through depression and suicidal thoughts. The chronicle closes with happiness rediscovered through Jesus, forgiveness, fireflies, marathons, grandchildren, and daydreams of future adventures.