Letters to the Editor
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His story
Thank you, Anonymous, for liking the advice to steer Dad toward writing his autobiography. I wish my dad had. He died a couple of years ago in his early 80s. He was deeply troubled, dictatorial and obsessive all his life, made himself and the rest of us miserable, and died a stranger.
I do wonder a bit about LW's situation, if all this "read my novels" demand is Dad's way of eking out any kind of contact with family members who are essentially staying away from him. If the LW thinks this could be a factor in the madness, I have another suggestion. My own dad and I would get into trouble when we tried to talk to each other, but we finally experienced some pleasant togetherness when I started taking him to concerts in his 70s.
Those memories help mitigate some of the regret. But I would love to be able to know him through the story of his life.