LiFe B420

By Bud Skingraft

The life occurrences of a reckless, audacious teenager, who engaged with the devil, but got a second chance from God. All before the age of twenty years old, he was run over by the propeller of his own boat, nearly died three times struggling for his life, and experienced a personal rise and fall through his involvements with girls, money and marijuana. These are excerpts from the 420 Diaries of Tommy Scardogg. All the names of people, places, and organizations are fictionalized. INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Release date: Jul 24, 2019
• ISBN: 9781684704996

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SKINGRAFT

Copyright © 2019 Bud Skingraft.

Interior Image Credit: Dee Sharon

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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, names, incidents, organizations, and dialogue in this novel are either the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

ISBN: 978-1-6847-0577-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6847-0499-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019906244

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Lulu Publishing Services rev. date: 06/06/2019

SYNOPSIS

The life occurrences of a reckless, audacious teenager, who engaged with the devil, but got a second chance from God. All before the age of twenty years old, he was run over by the propeller of his own boat, nearly died three times struggling for his life, and experienced a personal rise and fall through his involvements with girls, money and marijuana. These are excerpts from the 420 Diaries of Tommy Scardogg.

All the names of people, places, and organizations are fictionalized.

INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS.

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EARLY YEARS

Okay, let’s see. Where do we start? Tommy was born in the summer of 1969. Guess it goes back to his childhood and it sure was great. His mom and dad were always there for him. They fought here and there, like any other normal parents would, but never got divorced. Every night, dinner was ready by 5:30 p.m. Dad worked all day then slept in the chair all night. Tommy’s dad worked as a bayman. He caught and sold eels, and worked hard for his money. They weren’t rich, but he got them through tough times. Tommy’s mom made sure he and his sister had whatever they needed growing up. She was the absolute best mother a kid could ever ask for.

Tommy spent a lot of his childhood working on the boat with his father. He often joined his father at nighttime catching eels; a skill called jacking. Tommy’s dad mounted fluorescent lights on the bow of