Father’s Day just happened. If you missed it, we did a window tribute to Raymond F. Vennare’s book My Father’s Shoes. One of our Facebook friends was kind enough to thank us and share the image on our page.
The book is a collection of short stories. It often uses an object to tell a bigger idea. A table changes in size depending on the size of the company. The shoes his father wore reflected the man in them. Tony the Barber’s outfits beneath his smock are evidence of a life he dreams of.
Here’s a quote from the story “My Father’s Shoes”:
When I thought about my father’s shoes in that faded photograph all of this came back to me and now I love him even more. The shoes he wore spoke volumes. They told the story of his life. Of his birth and of my birthright. Of the struggle of his years. I know now what he knew then. What he forever kept inside. Like his shoes and like his life he had nothing else to wear. He chose them well and wore them well and I am humbled by his life.
What shoes does your father wear? What does it say about him?
Both new shoes and the book are available at Larrimor’s. Wouldn’t it be nice to think of dad after Father’s Day?