Larry Tyler
Awaken the possibilities … then unleash them. After 55 years of successful retail management, I have returned to my passion of writing. I write Poetry, Storytelling, and Short Stories. As a child, I grew up on front porch storytelling. I would sit and listen to my Dad and his brothers tell these great stories that were captivating, and I always wanted to hear more. I wanted to experience the things they talked about. I started writing at a young age and reading everything I could get my hands on. At twelve years old I started a storytelling group and several of my friends became writers or poets. At 16 I hopped box cars and worked the tobacco fields, orange groves, picked cotton, and spent many nights around a campfire listing to life stories. Someone once asked me why I wrote. It consumes an amazing amount of time and I assure you it is not going to make me rich. I write so that my children can touch and feel my words telling of the ones that came before us and the stories they told me. These are the chronicles of our family and even though they come from my childhood memories and are deeply rooted in a child’s remembrance at least they may feel what it was like in the time before them and cherish the things the elders left behind. I am a Columnist & Featured Contributor, BIZCATALYST360 and I have The Writers Café, a group on LinkedIn that features Poets, Writers, Artists, Photographers, and Musicians . On Facebook I have two groups and one page; Dirt Road Storytelling, From Abandoned To Rescue Dogs And Cats, and About Life, Love And Living. As writers, it is true that we honestly do not know what we hold within us until we unleash it. When our words inspire others only then will inspiration return to the writer. I will spend my twilight years in search of the next story, the next poem, and the next image. I will take the time to enjoy my Wife, our Dogs, and Cats, and our amazing new home and I will always find the time to walk down a dirt road I truly hope is that I never have to read another book on Leadership, be on a conference call or see another plan o gram as these were the tool for what I did in life and not about who I am.
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A Cottage By The Sea
"Perhaps I will stay here a while, walking my dog along the shore and maybe I will finish Grandfather’s painting." ...
Sepia The Color Of Healing
"It was a story of my journey that started over a year ago when I went back to Tuscumbia, Alabama and while I am finished here, I knew I had one last place to go, my home in Myrtle Beach." ...
Sad Songs, Smooth Bourbon, And Smokey Bars
"In the winter of 1971, I went on the road playing music, and one of the benefits was going to late-night bars and hearing some of the best unknown singers and players who were the heart of the music." ...
Quotes From The Writers Café (Part Four)
"Sometimes the nowhere road takes us on a journey to the lonely places in our hearts where we find the truth about ourselves." ...
Home
"I did my first play there and I was a cowboy, still am at heart. I closed my eyes and let the memories flow. It was a good time in my life, the best of times." ...
The Seven Crows – Part Three
"For me, they are my friends and they also live in my stories and memories. When I see them, I always feel that I am among loyal friends." ...
Quotes From The Writers Café (Part 3)
"Stories are best when they are shared. We learn by listening and sharing tales of our journey." ...
The Crow And The Deer (Part Two)
"The Crow flew high over the forest, wetlands, and fields looking for a place for the fawn to live and be safe. The forest provided nuts, shrubs, and security." ...
The Shadow Dancers (Part Four) –The Ascension
"They walked slowly knowing they would be together for eternity. An Angel waited by the boat that would take them across the river to live in the light, never to part again." ...
Quotes From The Writers Café’ (Part 2)
"How often do we look out the window to see the view? To pause and take a look allows us to see things we miss when we walk by the window and just take a glance." ...