"Let's Scare Mom" is a book that was almost never written. In late 2011, I decided to record some of my childhood adventures to pass along to my grandchildren, before Old Man Time or Merlot washed them out to sea, never to return. The result was a small book of short stories which I called "The 5 Greatest Spankings of All Time" and I self-published in 2012 through Amazon. Wow, some of my more affectionate family members actually referred to me as an “author”. I liked the ring of that!
To my great surprise, that little book was embraced by a relatively small but enthusiastic group of new readers, well outside the family circle. This modest success, in no small part, was due to the Amazon marketing platform and a wonderful site for readers…Goodreads.com. I was honestly flattered by the favorable reaction I received from folks that I didn't even know. One message I heard repeatedly while gloating in my unforeseen accomplishment was, “I would like to see you expand your stories into an entire memoir. "Spankings"is too short…we want to hear more.”
I gave the prospect of such an endeavor considerable thought. I finally arrived at the decision; Why not make a run at it? I had a good time putting together the first book…right and writing is something I actually enjoy. It sure beats sitting around in my spare time opening mail from AARP, hearing aid peddlers and The Scooter Store.
So, that is how Let’s Scare Mom came to be. It proved to be a very gratifying journey for me and I hope you enjoy reading it half as much as I enjoyed walking in my childhood shoes…one last time. RW