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Boyd Lemon
I am an author and retired attorney. I lived most of my life in Southern California before moving to Boston for three years. I lived in France and Italy for a year before returning to California in April 2011 to be near my children and grandchildren. I now live in Ventura, California and write, draw, visit my children, grandchildren and friends and eat good food and drink good wine.
All Books By This Author:
- Digging Deep: A Writer Uncovers His Marriages
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Digging Deep is a memoir about Boyd Lemon's role in the destruction of his three marriages and his journey to understand that role that caused so much confusion, bitterness and blame. Ultimately, the writing itself brought him the peace that had eluded him for decades. He had lived on the cusp of the moralistic generation that grew up in the 1940's and 50's and the next generation that embraced sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, as well as greater independence and equality for women. The transition rocked all pretenses of his working class upbringing.
Lemon's hope is that revealing his own struggle to clarity and peace will lead others to their own awakening, as many modern couples and indiividuals deal with the new order in relationships.
After a stellar 40-year career as a top and nationally recognized attorney in his field (Time Magazine called him first after Martha Stewart’s conviction of insider trading), Boyd Lemon followed a deep calling, and began the life of an artist as he neared retirement age. Following his heart led him to face a painful past, and re-invent himself as artist and writer. The journey as artist began in the idyllic coastal town of Ventura, California, then on to the venerable literary, music and art scenes of Boston, and finally to living the dream life of many an artist, a Bohemian year on the Left Bank in Paris, with a final few months in the hills of Tuscany before returning back to California.
Once Lemon started writing, his passion, combined with years of discipline as a professional, gained the notice of world-renowned writer and teacher, Natalie Goldberg, who invited Lemon to her prestigious year-long workshop for writers in Taos. He now lives in Ventura, California near his children and grandchildren.
- Genres: Motivation, Self-Improvement
- Unexpected Love and Other Stories
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This little book of stories was inspired by the author's life in Ventura, California and in Boston, Massachusetts from 2003 through 2007. The stories explore the relationships that make our lives, our failures and successes and our human frailties, faults and strengths.
"Some Things Are Better Left Unknown," published originally by Scars Publications in its literary magazine, "Down in the Dirt," explores the relationship between a young woman and her father, which is threatened by a stranger. "Lucky" shows the anguish of a young man whose girlfriend has left him and the advice of his father. "Flawed," also first published in the Scars Publications magazine tells of deceit and mystery in a relationship between a young woman and an older man. "Adapting" is about a father-son relationship and the father's efforts to bridge the generation gap. "What He Wished For," also first published in the Scars Publications magazine, shows what happened when a middle class father of three adult children comes into a lot of money. "My Dream" is a story of the sport/business of thoroughbred horse racing. "Dreams" tells of the protagonist's pursuit of a beautiful woman and what he learns from it. "Growing Up" explores the relationship of a single father raising his teenaged daughter. "Meant To Be" shows what it takes sometimes for a reluctant woman to realize she is really in love. "Matthew's Angel" follows the struggles of a depressed, blocked writer. "Amends" is a story of a German soldier during World War Two, who 50 years later returns to the people where he was stationed to make amends. "Unexpected Love" explores what an older man learns taking care of a baby girl.
- Genres: Short Stories
