Quote from new book

"Fear is the fence we stand at, with the world on the other side." - Tom Deaderick, 4/2/2016

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Quote on Life, from TRY-CATCH

"But life itself was different from all the activities it contained. People were comfortable when there was no idea when life would end, it was certainty that replaced blind, trusting optimism with me

QUOTE: On writing, from TRY-CATCH

"It doesn't seem as if I'm going to have a house full of children and grandchildren, and one day, I'll be gone. Each of the books that I've written are aspects of myself. There's nothing in them that

QUOTE: A Child's honesty

"A kid's honesty is like a bee sting, it hurts at first and itches for a long time after." From TRY-CATCH by Tom Deaderick June 30, 2021