John Max SmithIt’s my party and I’ll cry for revolution if I want to.I am fifty-nine today, and despite my poverty, there will be cake. I have reasons, to celebrate, even if good fortune has not always been…Oct 26, 2022Oct 26, 2022
John Max SmithI Stood With Harry-ExcerptThis is an excerpt from my book, I Stood With Harry. It is 50k words and I finished it last month. Now, I am in the slow process of trying…Apr 29, 2022Apr 29, 2022
John Max SmithDemocracy dies in the shadows, so we must rekindle the light.The twenty-seventh of this month marks two years since my rectal cancer operation. It also marks the second anniversary since society put…Mar 27, 2022Mar 27, 2022
John Max SmithIt’s My Birthday.It’s my birthday today and I need your help to complete my dad’s Harry’s Last Stand Project. I am 58 and feeling rather beaten up by…Oct 22, 2021Oct 22, 2021
John Max SmithI Stood With Harry excerpt from new Book about Harry Leslie SmithDear Dad:Apr 23, 2021Apr 23, 2021
John Max SmithMy New Normal: A Year on the road through cancerToday, the spring rain came. It fell to the ground with a calm reassurance that a new season was upon us. After, a summer, autumn and then…Mar 27, 2021Mar 27, 2021
John Max SmithYou weren’t perfect but you were a good egg. Happy Birthday, Dad.Happy Birthday, Dad!Feb 25, 2021Feb 25, 2021
John Max SmithHey Dad: A letter to my father Harry Leslie Smith, two years after his death.Hey Dad:Nov 28, 2020Nov 28, 2020
John Max SmithThank you for keeping me Alive.It’s been 200 days since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic by the WHO and 180 days or so since, I had surgery for rectal cancer. I am…Sep 27, 2020Sep 27, 2020