An 85-year-old man named Gene in my senior writing class submitted a story about his life. After the Korean War, he returned home to Kansas where he worked as a carpenter and a handyman. He struggled, barely able to afford meals, living out of his truck, showering at the YMCA. Then he received a letter from an old military buddy who’d moved west. “California is a gold mine,” the friend wrote. “Get out here and we can invest in property together.” The man heeded the advice, moved to Ventura and invested $10,000 in a commercial warehouse. Читать дальше...