"shorties": TRUE TALES FROM MY JOURNEY

"shorties": TRUE TALES FROM MY JOURNEYIn this reflective, light hearted memoir, author Louis S. Rupnick chronicles his lifes journey, beginning with his childhood on Long Island and ending with the discovery of his lifes purpose, teaching. Long before his teaching career, however, a recently graduated, eighteen year old Lou takes off on a cross country, Jack Kerouac style road trip, with his trusty canine pal, DOG, and his 56 Chevy, affectionately named Raunchy. As young Lou puts on more

In this reflective, light-hearted memoir, author Louis S. Rupnick chronicles his life’s journey, beginning with his childhood on Long Island and ending with the discovery of his life’s purpose, teaching.

Long before his teaching career, however, a recently graduated, eighteen-year-old Lou takes off on a cross-country, Jack Kerouac-style road trip, with his trusty canine pal, DOG, and his ’56 Chevy, affectionately named Raunchy. As young Lou puts on more miles, he gathers more memories, wacky stories, and life lessons than he would ever imagine.

Now almost sixty years later, Lou takes stock of his most significant experiences, from the humorous to the poignant to the downright extraordinary.

About the Author

Louis S. Rupnick was born and raised in New Hyde Park on Long Island, New York. Rupnick was an auto mechanic and Child Protective Services investigator and case worker for many years before entering academia. He served on a minesweeper in the USN from 1964 to 1968. He served as Professor of Psychology and Sociology at Suffolk Community College in Riverhead, New York. Now retired, Rupnick resides in Amelia Courthouse, Virginia.