by Bill Roushey | Oct 1, 2018 | Uncategorized, What to read
I came across a copy of The Old Man and the Sea while cleaning a bookshelf. A required read in high school, I recalled very little of it. I was anxious to give it another look. It’s a short story about a Cuban fisherman down on his luck. He’s an...
by Bill Roushey | Apr 30, 2018 | Devotional, Life's Struggles, Living, Writing
I found myself in a proverbial small boat on a large, familiar body of water. Off in the distance threatening clouds approached. From experience, I knew I needed to break from my everyday routine and head for the safety of shore. Just as I arrived there the storm hit....
by Bill Roushey | Apr 12, 2018 | Devotional, Living, Writing
The fourth decade of my life could easily summarize in one word, success. My career at the plastics factory sprouted wings soared. From my humble beginnings as a plastic materials handler, I graduated to operating injection-molding machines, and changing the...
by Bill Roushey | Apr 3, 2018 | Devotional, Living, Writing
The third decade of my life was the most unpredictable, wondrous and insanely gratifying period of my life. It began my senior year at Roberts Wesleyan College. The cast of characters in my world remained essentially the same except for the appearance of her. I...
by Bill Roushey | Mar 25, 2018 | Devotional, Living, Writing
St. Andrews Lake was not huge, but you couldn’t see the far end of it even from our elevated vantage point. The lake was kidney-shaped and its clear water darkened to blue as it deepened…Most importantly, lurking in the water like buried treasure, were largemouth...