Unlucky Alf

I realised from an early age that I was always in the shit;
it's just the depth that varied!

This story is part fiction, part biographical, giving an insight
into my first fourteen years growing up in a tough mining
town in South Yorkshire during the 60's. The story
chronicles the adventures and escapades that my fellow
gang members and I experienced along the way, ranging
from scrumping apples at Granny Fart's, to ferreting with
my pet Obadiah, an 'extreme weasel'.

Implicitly believing everything anyone told me created more
problems than solutions.

Eccentric relations add spice to the proceedings, highlighting
real-life concerns such as bullying, prejudice, schizophrenia
and alcohol abuse, to name but a few!

Seen through the eyes of an innocent yet street-wise child,
it compares today's issues and dilemmas with those of
yester year. The journey is full of mishaps and mayhem,
depicting a child's viewpoint of life.

This voyage of self-discovery is sometimes painful, yet
always tinged with humour.

I now believe that the key to living successfully, is to be
able to laugh at yourself when the odds are stacked against
you.

Dene Lindley, 2008.