Chords and Stories

<p>Ron Swindall looks back at a life spent teaching coaching playing music and enjoying the great outdoors.<br />An ordinary guy from Indian Creek near the little town of Pound Virginia he says there is no better place for him to call home. It was a small town and he made lifelong friends there.<br />Most of his life has been spent in or around Wise County Virginia either in Pound Norton Wise or Powell Valley near Big Stone Gap. He’s always loved music and writing.<br />He’s been fortunate to enjoy a successful marriage and he and his wife have three children. Together they enjoy fishing camping and spending time outdoors—and he doesn’t regret a single day.<br />In his memoir he traces his family ancestry as well as the history of the area his family has called home. He also looks back at his thirty-seven year tenure as a teacher with the Wise County Virginia school system.<br />He makes the case that we must all maintain and support the public education system which will help us move toward a brighter future and shares lessons learned over a well-spent life in Chords and Stories.</p>