God, Forgive These Bastards: Stories from the Forgotten Life of Henry Turner

Description

In the late 1970s, Henry Turner went from being a local hero and star pitcher of the Georgia Teach Wildcats to an abusive, alcoholic drifter. After spending his later years in homeless encampments and psych wards, Turner turned his demons to his advantage and become a kind, bleoved street story teller, a friend of the down and out and a public transit angel. These stories explore the brief moments than can shape lives and provide the power of forgiving.

Rob Morton is a preschool teacher and a member of the punk band the Taxpayers. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

To be honest, stories and legends of people like Henry Turner scare the shit out of me. I'm 44 years old and finding that I have to start my life all over again. My wife has left me, I'm mired in student loan debt, and I don't have much of a future ahead. Also, like Henry Turner, I'm a baseball player. And I've been homeless for years at a time, from when I was fifteen years old. I'm scared shitless I'm going to end up like Henry Turner. This is a collection of stories by Henry Turner retransmitted by the author. The stories are well-told with bright, colorful language describing things that are dark, scary, sad, and like the author states, the more unbelievable they are, the more they are grounded in truth. This is a powerful book and I highly recommend it. - Razorcake