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Tales by Tom


This podcast showcases the audio stories of Tom Cagley Sr.

Mar 20, 2016

Today we continue with the series of short stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr titled Partners for Life In this series of stories, Tom develops a group of stories about events and ideas that shape the lives of his protagonists. Each story is thought provoking and just a little bit about real life.

Today we have two stories

Name your own personal story. I asked some people to put a title to their own life story, maybe what they'd write it on their grave marker.

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They all took the plunge. All six children answered one of my off-the-cuff questions. The statement and the question: In your life if you had one moment where something happened, you made a decision from that, and from that moment on your life was a chain reaction from that decision. What was that moment? You might ask around, all of you, and let me know what you learn.

Last year, my father, Tom Cagley Sr published a new book titled, I Was Your Son: A Troubled Journey. The book is a view into Tom Cagley Sr's soul. When asked why should anyone read this book? He answered, "Because the end effect is restorative and invigorating and because everyone who’s ever had a father like this wants to believe there is a happy way out."

A recent review stated it even more powerfully, "I love this book; it is a very telling, touching story of one man's troubled past with his father who obviously had problems of his own. He had no love for his son in his being beyond childhood. I feel so very much for Tom; he was disconnected from his Dad for no good reason; never able to see or talk to him again---not his problem, but scared him none the less.

This story is a lesson in how not to act as a father. His father did not apply the story of the prodigal son in the bible; that is the kind of love we should have for our children. I pray that in telling his story, this book will help Tom heal and go forward and help those who read it never to make the same mistake, as his father."

Buy "Was Your Son: A Troubled Journey" on Amazon http://ow.ly/ug4ru
I encourage you to provide feedback on these stories or any of the earlier shorts by email at talesbytom@gmail.com or by voicemail at 1 206 339 5456.

Check out the podcast http://www.talesbytom.com and on downloadable iTunes at http://bit.ly/yk9BC

The music is a song titled "Rhapsody" by Andy Guthrie and was supplied Music Alley from Mevio (www.musicalley.com).

See you in two weeks!