Take a Walk on the Wild Side--Embracing the Gift by Captain Zero
Puerto Viejo recently lost one of its most memorable and most loving and lovable characters. Patrick Abrams, Captain Zero was a true legend and famous in his own right. I'll let his own words speak for themselves. This story was handed to me by Captain Zero one day while giving him a ride into town. He wanted me to help him publish it because he knew I "worked with books." I have typed the copy exactly as it was given to me so that you can read it in his own words. There is no way not to hear his voice or picture him while reading this account. EMBRACING THE GIFT The following story recounts a series of events in the life of Patrick Abrams, the notorious Captain Zero. The story, I think, speaks volumes of Patrick’s philosophy concerning how we could and should live. I met the Captain in March of 2015 and he welcomed me into his home as he would an old friend. Patrick wrote, at some point, the first draft of this tale on 16 sheets of lined paper and gave it to me, Brain...