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    A Campground Closed
    A Campground Closed
    A Campground Closed
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    A Campground Closed

    By Freddy P.

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    A Campground Closed is a collection of poems covering mid life and beyond and deals with the challenges Boomers are facing. It is a moving life Trilogy of Redemption, Acceptance and Possibilities; it will grab your innards and make you look at your life, as well as make you laugh.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateOct 4, 2012
    ISBN9781479720972
    A Campground Closed
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    Freddy P.

    The author, Freddy P., was born in Miami, Florida, moved to Santa Barbara, California at age 12, attended local schools-grew up here. A graduate of Fresno State University and University of California Santa Barbara. I’ve worked as a Fireman, college teacher of Industrial Technology, Space Shuttle Engineer, High School teacher of Industrial Technology, worldwide life member of Who’s Who, currently retired and I am a writer. I reside in Goleta, CA. I have spent 20 years writing this book – not by avoiding life’s pains, searching, experiencing happiness and loneliness, success and failure; finally moving toward Acceptance and Possibilities. During this mid life time I have lived through divorce, single parenthood, a dream aerospace career gone in the winds of change, a return to teaching high school for 16 years and finally retirement, recession and what I consider the real challenge of the rest of my life. What I have learned is to follow my own compass and take charge of my life. Let’s see where I go next. Questions or comments, email me at: freddyp.me@gmail.com.

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