A Life Wasted

Note from Dad

"A Life Wasted" 1st UpdateI

 wrote "A Life Wasted" in 2017 to share my life's story with my children and their children. Much has changed in those years. Three sons caught up with their sisters and married, so Mary and I have three new daughters-in-law and a whole bunch of new grandchildren; 27 grandchildren, I think. Two grandsons and one granddaughter have married, but no great grandchildren yet. I look forward to being called "Great Grandpa, not too sure how Mary feels about being called "Great Grandma."

Writing about my life was necessary, but difficult. As the title indicates, I believe I wasted my life. Admitting this is one thing, writing the details and sharing it with everyone is a different matter. It has caused me to face my past, something I've avoided. So, I had not read my own book until recently. When doing so I realized I had omitted a few critical events. In the spirit of telling all, I've written about those events and we're now updating the book on Wattpad and on Amazon.For the first time photos are being added to the book.

We haven't done anything with "A Life Wasted" since 2018, so I was surprised to hear that it is still doing well on Wattpad. As I understand it, the book has more than 500,000 reads and is listed high in the rankings. For this I thank all of you who have read my story and commented on it. I hope you enjoy the new chapters and photos.

I have also been working on a new fiction novel titled, "The Fugitive Game." This story is a concept I've thought about for several years and its now busting out of me. We are posting it exclusively on Wattpad but hoping it will be available on Amazon Summer 2025. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I've enjoyed writing it.

Clayton Waagner

April 16, 2025