It was bitter cold on the streets of Denver when 14-year-old Andy stepped off the bus. Confused and scared, he had no way of knowing the haphazard, sometimes chaotic, paths his life would take over the next three decades. He simply knew leaving Texas was his only choice. The next four years with Aunt Margaret and Johnny were a mélange of love, hope, loneliness ... mingled with despair when Aunt Margaret's cancer returned. Fitful dreams of his mother's death overwhelmed him and, with his entire life savings of $112 in his pocket, Andy set out again, hoping his old Falcon would hold up to the next chapter of his life. He never imagined the special people he would encounter in the extraordinary life that lay ahead. You may read more about the book including background information at: http: //dearwalt.com
About the Author: Native Texan R.D. Frazier grew up in North Texas, but has spent most of his adult life in the Houston suburban area with his wife of nearly 30 years. After a two-year enlistment with the Marine Corps, he worked professionally as a photographer early in his career. He also spent several months working in western Colorado -- where he eventually set much of the plot of 'Dear Walt.' However, facing the challenging economic instability of the energy crisis in the early 1980s, he developed a newfound enthusiasm for technology, and made the switch to computers and publishing. He currently works as a print-and-web graphic designer, develops websites commercially, and spends much of his 'off-work' time writing. Today, reflecting back on the decades after his own teenage rebellion against the church, Ron now understands and appreciates the painful ... yet necessary ... revelation of God's grace in his life. Revelation that laid him bare and exposed him once again to God's keeping presence. At age 51, facing a life-threatening heart condition, he came face to face with his own mortality and slowly began his journey back to the God who had always been faithful to him. Much like Andy in 'Dear Walt, ' Ron crawled through turbulence and chaos of a life lived without walking with the Lord -- much like Andy's, his own long journey brought him home, and he is no longer "in a place he could no longer live." 'Dear Walt' is his first novel, and while the plot is based in Colorado, both the fictional characters and plot actually grew out of his return to the faith of his early years after a 35 year absence.