Bill Boudreau

As I Ponder Bill Boudreau

In "As I Ponder," Bill compiles some of his writings previously available in novels, journals, reviews, periodicals, and literary publications. The reader journeys into fiction, non-fiction, creative nonfiction, biography, history, and nostalgic genres. Themes range from Bill's childhood experiences, retrospections, travels, view on flea markets, Oklahoma seasons, to senior life. Fiction includes abduction of a teenage girl, a boy who wants to know about his father, a judge who must determine punishment, a tycoon's fight to land a giant Blue Fin tuna, a wanderer's confession, a middle-aged man's escape plan interrupted, and a musician who sells his soul. Settings depict scenes of a Bay of Fundy sea storm, ocean voyage, Caribbean Islands, village on the North Atlantic coast, Gulf of Mexico island seashore, and Oklahoma.