A Kid Called Eddie

Overview

I dreamed about a little boy on a farm. It had apple trees, berries, and dozens of chickens of every color. The little boy carried his slingshot as he walked to school every day and chased rabbits with his dog in the woods. He had a pet goose that followed him wherever he went. His grandpa told him funny stories and called him "Eddie." Everyone gathered on Sundays for chicken dinners and listened to the radio talk about the Great War. It was a beautiful dream, and then I woke up and realized it wasn't a dream. I was that little boy. I am Eddie

Author Biography

Edward “Eddie” Wendland was born in August 1933 and grew up in the suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on a “city farm.” He and his wife, Mary, were married one month shy of fifty years before passing away in 2003. They have five children and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In 2014, Ed started to type the stories of his childhood on his typewriter, compiling them with the sole intent to gift them to his children and grandchildren as a Christmas present. Throughout the following six years, he continued to add stories, bringing in the help of an editor to arrange and rearrange