Samuel Owens
The Pig Boy
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“My name is Anthony Kirkpatrick; most everybody calls me ‘Fats’.”
“Well, I choose to call you by your given name. So Anthony what do you have to contribute to the discussion?”
Fats, was nervous. As Ms. Clarkson continued to stare at him the more he began to sweat. Anthony was dead serious. On his first day in Junior High he didn’t want to come off like some jerk.
“I asked my dad once what Ms. stood for and he told me it was when a woman is a lizzy!”
The class erupted in laughter; even Ms. Clarkson couldn’t help but grin.
“Well Anthony, I hate to dispel your father’s illusions but Ms. does not stand for a lizzy.”
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About the Book
Samuel Owens had the misfortune of being born with the facial resemblance of a pig. He was gawked at, made fun of and tormented. Raised on a pig farm in South Portland, Maine, Samuel quits school in the seventh grade. The farm is sold and his father makes arrangements for him to join the Army. A mix up at the recruiting station has Samuel enlisting in the Navy. At sea, aboard the USS Melvin A. Gunter DD329, Samuel saves the lives of the crew and the ship from destruction. Seriously injured he receives medical care and is discharged from the Naval Hospital in Newport, RI. Settling into an apartment on Franklin Street, his landlord assists Samuel in gaining employment with the Newport Historical Association. Irritability between Samuel and his supervisor is immediate and continuous. Nicole’s chaotic behavior pushes Samuel to a state of madness, resulting in her becoming the victim of his insanity.
About the Author
Edward T Duranty is from the White Mountains
of New Hampshire. Graduated from Whitefield High
School and enlisted in the U.S Navy. Married to his
wife Elaine they moved to Newport, RI in 1958. He
attended and received his BS degree at Salve Regina
University. Served as the President of the Middletown
Rotary Club and is a member of the VFW and the DAV.
He and his wife now live in the Portsmouth, RI, area.