Summer Breeze

By Briana Jade

The summer sunshine. An amusement park. An all-too-serious child and her whimsical father.

Sundays were always my favorite day as a kid because that was when my dad made the trek across the state to see me. I lost him much too young, but he left me with memories like that Sunday in Lincoln Park back in 1979. Skee Ball, that old wooden roller coaster, and the summer breeze, making memories to last my lifetime.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Silver Jade Ink
• Release date: Apr 13, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310666551

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Summer Breeze by Briana Jade

Copyright April, 2015

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Cover art by Mark Lambert, photograph from author’s personal collection 07/77.

Editing by Julia Kosatka. Thank you for all your hard work.

Thanks to Ginny, Tonic, Angela, and Julia. They know why!

Thanks to all the members of my family, both American and Australian.

Dedicated to David N. Curley, otherwise known as Dad. You helped to protect my spirit and keep me your kidlet through some really tough times. The life lessons you taught me, and the grace with which you faced death head on will stay with me forever. I love you, Dad, and I miss you. I will always keep the music and words alive, not only for you, but for me.

David Nelson Curley

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Introduction

I wanted to write this to keep a little of my father’s legacy alive. I’ve often heard it told that an unshared memory dies on the vine, and as I’m the only living person to have these