Mitty Walters
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Mitty Walters

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Yes, Mitty Walters is a pen name. It's a tribute to the classic, not the recent. When I read that story, I was a homeless teenager who was never sure where he would be sleeping the next night. I had an instant connection with Walter Mitty. But I always felt like his dark reflection. Walter's wild fantasy life helped him to escape his boring reality. But my fantasy was just to have a boring reality. Too bleak? Fine. The truth is I joined the Merchant Marines when I was fifteen. When they asked for ID, I gave them my dead cousin's birth certificate. Next thing I knew I was on a bus headed to Savannah. When I hopped my first freighter, my heart was filled with all kind of romantic notions. But three straight days of puking cajoled me back to reality. I didn't set foot on land for another four months. The Merchant Marine is not some mysterious gateway to adventure for young lads. It's just work, sweat, and misery. I didn't get marooned on any island, didn't rescue any damsels in distress. I just toiled away pointlessly. The most adventure I had was getting arrested in Thailand with a bunch of drunken idiots that I didn't even know. That was pretty lame, but I did learn to speak a little Cantonese while I was in there. Mostly I just wasted away for those eighteen months... until the riots began. Crud. Too bleak again? Look. You can be honest. You don't care who I am. You just want to go on a wild ride. I'm cool with that. Let's do this, yo. Just pick up my book and let's bounce. MORE BY MITTY New release announcements here: Mitty-Walters.com/more-by-mitty CONTACT DETAILS Email: mittywalters1(at)gmail.com FB: facebook.com/mitty.walters1 Twitter: twitter.com/MittyWalterz Blog: www.Mitty-Walters.com
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