Brummet's Conscious Blog

5 years after the passing of my father-in law (Frank Brummet) I finally felt strong enough, emotionally, to begin the long process of going through his lifetime collection of poetry, short stories and memoirs. Before he passed, he gave us the rights to his work in hopes that one day we would publish it. Dad had impacted a lot of people in his retired years, as a member of several writing groups that met online and in person, as a member of nonprofit organizations and seniors groups and a senior’s choir... and through Toastmasters as well. It was his desire to leave something behind for those that remembered him and his live readings of his work at open mic and Toastmaster events. So there I was in October 2021, digging through boxes and binders of paperwork, a few self-printed booklets and very old computer files to find every single piece that Dad wrote. Completing the first draft manuscript containing more than 235 poems, was time consuming; aching hands craved warm water on a regula...