Belledune writer publishes e-book on dyslexia

WFNB director and short story writer, Andy Flanagan, learned to be a storyteller the hard way: by memorizing and faking the fact that he could not actually read.

It was not until Grade 9 that he was diagnosed with dyslexia and realized there was a good reason for his difficulties. “Back in the sixties nobody knew what dyslexia was. If you weren’t reading you were just stupid,” said Flanagan. “I carried that embarrassment about dyslexia all my life.”

Last year he decided to write about his experiences.

“How I ‘Laerned’ To Read was written to encourage anyone with dyslexia to persevere,” says Flanagan. “Watching some of my grandchildren struggling with the same reading problem that I had has encouraged me to tell my story, hoping that they too will take heart, learn to cope and figure out how to read.”

How I ‘Laerned’ to Read is an e-book published and distributed by www.fierceinkpress.com.

Twenty per cent of proceeds from the sale of How I ‘Laerned’ to Read will support the IWK Foundation.

Read more about Andy’s story in The Aquinian.