Confessions of a Talented & Gifted Dropout

A book I am writing. Have been working on it since 2016. Its purpose has changed many times, but the current focus is exposition of my art and writings from childhood. I am starting over writing it as an episodic series on this blog (erichepperle.com/blog), with intent to eventually compile it into a book.

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Confessions of a Talented & Gifted Dropout: Things I Used to Do

There is an old blues song that goes “Things that I used to do, I don’t do no more.” I don’t remember the lyrics well, but it feels like a song about a man who can’t go out clubbing or dating or perform sexually anymore because he is old and decrepit. But, the lyric applies […]

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Confessions of a Talented & Gifted Dropout: False Accusations and Their Outcomes

False Accusations I’ve been falsely accused of things I didn’t do several times in my life, that were detrimental to my life. These are some things I’ve been falsely accused of: 1994 – Sexual Molestation of a Child (based on a mis-heard word) I was accused of molesting my 7-year old cousin because one day […]

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Confessions of a Talented & Gifted Dropout: 2000’s – How I Started Playing Guitar – The Red Harmony

Good morning,I had a dream last night that recalled to mind some experiences I had around the second half of the first decade of our new Millennium regarding how I almost became a world-famous rock musician. Ever since I was a wee toddler I had always gravitated toward guitars. I had a tiny plastic guitar […]

Confessions of a Talented & Gifted Dropout: ET Card
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Confessions of a Talented & Gifted Dropout: 1980’s – ET Card

Confessions of a Talented & Gifted Dropout: 1980’s ET Card 1975 – A star is born I was born in 1975, the middle of a turbulent decade. In technology Bill Gates and Paul Allen for what would become known as Microsoft. Gerald Ford was president and Saturday Night Live debuted with a tripping, fumbling Chevy […]

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God Said ‘Write Your Story’

So, I was sitting at my computer after my morning workout and asked God “What shall I do write now?” He replied “Write your STORY“. I asked God for clarification if he meant the book I’ve been working on for almost 5 years, “Confessions of a Talented & Gifted Dropout” and He said “not necessarily”. […]