A Story Five Decades in the Making
In 1973, a young Flennoy Flippen wrote what he believed would be just another homework assignment. Growing up in foster care in Illinois, storytelling was his escape, his way of helping other children cope with hardship.
That story, he claims, became something far greater than any grade. And for 53 years, he has carried the weight of that truth.
Now, at 67 years old, Flennoy is finally sharing his story with the world. Not for revenge. Not for money. But so the next generation knows: a 15-year-old from Illinois created something that would last forever.