On Their Dime: The Manic Behavior of Charlie Taylor

By J. G Mack

J. G. Mack tells a story about a genius yet aloof young man, Charlie Taylor, who takes us on a journey that questions our own sanity. What if we were in his shoes? How would we react to the many challenges this young man faced? Have you ever been misdiagnosed? Most of us have, at one point in our lives, whether its a broken foot or, even more dangerous, a broken mind like Charlie Taylors. Hes struggled thirteen years with the wrong medication at the wrong time, place, and every situation that came down the pipe. He taught himself how to cope with his manic behavior and came out on top most of the time. This is a truly inspirational, true story of a young man on a roller-coaster ride through the Midwest. It is humorous at times, dark moments at others. Charlie Taylor may overcome. Or may not. Follow us as the journey continues.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 6, 2018
• ISBN: 9781984513120

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Copyright © 2018 by J . G M AC K.

Library of Congress Control Number:       2018902893

ISBN:                   Hardcover                             978-1-9845-1310-6

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Contents

Acknowledgement

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Epilogue

I

would like to dedicate this book to Jerry, Clifford, Gino, Bob and Alice for undeniable great memories.

Acknowledgement

To the Librarians of the McHenry IL Library, without their help, this would not have been possible.

Chapter 1

A beautiful morning set the mood for Charlie Taylor. He was on his way to Shreveport with his crack team of salesmen for the Globe Reader. I’m not quite sure you could call them a crack team after the poor display by these individuals, but Charlie T. had saved the day—or week—in Dallas with his abilities as a salesman. On their way to Shreveport, something triggered his manic behavior. A sign along the highway leaving Dallas did it. It read Springfield 400 miles. This set his brain waves into a flurry of thoughts—one, being he was there at the age of nineteen. This period in his life was important. He wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. Basically, a nineteen-year-old’s head was all over the map. Some of Charlie’s interests were women and, well, women.

The sign to Springfield, Missouri, brought back fond memories. When he arrived there from Little Rock, where he had grown up, he spent the first three days in the bus station. He arrived with little money in his pocket, a young man with grandiose dreams of striking out on his own and becoming a man. Within a short period, Charlie