Parallax

By Ed Merwede

Parallax is a distorted view of what one sees.

For instance, the crosshairs in a telescopic sight. It happens rarely, but when there is space between the crosshairs in the sight, your view changes on the target every time you look. Because of that space, the bulls-eye will appear in a different position as you move your eye.

In a strange way, its the difference between what two people see, for they have a separate view.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 21, 2017
• ISBN: 9781543470680

Ed Merwede

ED MERWEDE, also the author of “DONE!” started his career with Yale University Press. After eleven years as plant superintendent, he went on to manage three other printing companies before starting his own business with his wife, Ellen. That business, PrintAbility, operated for fourteen successful years, before the couple retired to Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In the late 1990s, the author was diagnosed with syringomyelia, caused by a very severe crash while serving on a US Naval Air Station. Ed is listed as 100 percent disabled with the Veterans Affairs Office. His wife of thirty-five years, Ellen, died in November of 2014. He is now living in an assisted living facility on Cape Cod.

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Parallax

Ed Merwede

Copyright © 2017 by Ed Merwede.

Library of Congress Control Number:   2017918598

ISBN:      Hardcover      978-1-5434-7066-6

      Softcover      978-1-5434-7067-3

      eBook         978-1-5434-7068-0

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Rev. date: 12/14/2017

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Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Parallax

is a distorted view of what one sees.

For instance, the crosshairs in a telescopic

sight. It happens rarely, but when there is space

between the crosshairs in the sight, your view

changes on the target every time you look.

Because of that space, the bull’s-eye will appear

in a different position as you move your eye.

In a strange way, it’s the difference between what

two people see, for they each have a separate view.

This book is

dedicated to all

the young men and women who have served

or are serving our country.

It is because of their honorable dedication that we

remain a free country.

Most of the time, we take this dedication for granted, not giving it much thought. But these young men and women are working

twenty-four hours a day to protect our way of life.

I am proud to say I have a friend who is a retired

colonel in the air force. He flew two hundred missions over Vietnam.

Whenever he hears a jet fighter fly over, he always says,

There goes the sound of freedom!

I thank you and salute you,

Colonel Anthony Germann.

CHAPTER ONE

Little Willy Jenkins was born and raised in Arkansas. He got the name Little Willy because his father’s name was also William. As time went on, he was anything but little. He had a good family, and he had both father and mother. His father taught Willy to hunt and handle his firearm carefully. They always had dinner together and shared the happenings of the day. His father worked in the local printing plant as a Linotype operator and provided nicely for his family, for they were his love. His mother was active in community affairs, and the family was well respected.

When Willy got to high school, he started growing and growing. His mother said, It must be something in my cooking.

His father started to laugh and said, He’s the only one going up. I’m eating the same food and going sideways.

When Willy was in his junior year, he decided to go out for football, much to the delight of the high school coach. He went to the first tryouts and was unstoppable. The coach said, OK, Willy, you made the team. But you must follow the directions of your coach, no questions asked, OK?

His alertness and being able to read the other teams’ moves moved him into the quarterback spot. The kid who had that spot was not happy. But because Willy was only a junior, that made him backup quarterback. Charlie Phelps was quarterback and didn’t want Willy to unseat him, even though he knew Willy was very, very good. Willy just waited for his chance to help the team.

His chance came sooner than he thought. The senior Charlie Phelps got hit pretty hard, and the coach decided to take him out for a play or two—to recover. He tapped Willy on the shoulder and said, You’re in as quarterback. You ready?

You bet, said Willy. It was the fourth quarter, and the score was tied. Willy walked onto the field, staring at a team that was not sure of him.

Willy had the way of a true leader. They went in a huddle, and