Everything Had Changed
His wife was fed up with him, decidedly going in a different direction.
Here is a quick teaser from my new novel called Blindsided.
Maybe I can rope you in…
By 1998, what had been, for 13 years, a quiet, peaceful, laid-back retirement, was becoming a stressful, unstable and disturbing existence for Don Carter. His little piece of heaven was not the same. Nothing was the same. The kids weren’t kids anymore. His wife was fed up with him, decidedly going in a different direction. He was out of fun things to do: No more school sports events, no more skiing (his knee was too unstable), no more hunting trips, snowmobile riding, trail rides, or boys night outs. Still in his early fifties, Don was feeling much older.
His only form of entertainment, other than hanging out at Riley’s Tavern, was golfing at the club. He played in a skins game every Friday. He also played with a couple of friends in their usual Monday Match. They would meet at noon, figure how many showed up and put together a match of Best Ball. They would play 18 holes for $5 per player, three ways: First nine low team, second nine low team, and total low team. More often than not, everyone would either win or lose $5.
Every once in awhile Don would join a game during the week, and when possible, he’d play in Men’s Club tournaments that happened on holidays like Veterans Day, Labor Day or the annual Halloween Costume event.
Other than golf, Don kept himself in shape by working out in his garage using a multi station weight and cable machine and a treadmill. He managed to keep his weight stable despite the six pack a day beer habit.
The truth was coming over his world like a bank of fog rolling over the hills on a cool November evening. He was done with this lifestyle. It was time for a change. A big change. It felt like he was going back in time by moving to Billings and going back to work. But it also felt like a chance to renew his old self. Get back in the game, reassert his competitive nature. Pick up right where he left off, minus the drama of dancing with the wolves.
And stay just one step ahead of that rolling fog bank.
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