Well, it wasn't exactly fiction well, perhaps it was, but the first thing I have a clear memory of writing was a grade school assignment. Had to be fourth grade or earlier. The assignment was to clip a picture out of a magazine and then write a paragraph describing it. I clipped a picture of a kitchen. The refrigerator was prominent but there was also a dog's toy on the floor. So I wrote a story from an old man's perspective about how choked up he got every time he saw old Rover's toy there on the kitchen floor since the dog passed away. It was a real tear jerker. I think I got a C- on it because I failed to describe the picture. I remember thinking at the time that the teacher didn't know a good story when she saw one. It was brilliant, really, considering it was coming from a ten year old. I never have been good at following directions. As to the first adult book I ever read that depends on what you consider an adult book. Probably Tom Sawyer, but some may classify that as a children's book. Right after that, I read Huckleberry Finn, which I think we can all agree is for adults. Some of my favorite Anne McCaffrey books are her children's books; Dragon Song and Dragon Singer. I read them as an adult. jon

 
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