The other kids in the Georgia foster home wanted scary stories. Blood, monsters, things that go bump in the night.
Flennoy, 15 years old, chose something different. He wanted to write them a story that felt like theirs — something kind. A story in the spirit of what he'd later see on a movie screen, but built for the kids around him. A May 1973 eighth-grade English assignment.
He never got to read it to them. It was stolen before he could share it.
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The story of a 15-year-old who chose kind over scary. No spam — just the chapter, then the truth.
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2018: The Point Where Silence Stopped Being an Option
When his foster mother passed away, the last person with answers to his questions was gone.
He was 62 years old. He'd spent decades building a life, getting married, raising a family — but there was still the part of him that didn't know where he came from. The part that had learned to work around the silence.
He decided: I'm running out of time. If I don't search now, I never will.
What he found when he started looking — the truth about his father, his mother, and the 53 years between them — is in the book.
What Did He Find?
The full story is in TRUTH: A Look Into Star Wars — on Amazon in US, UK, and CA.
Buy TRUTH on AmazonWhy He Wrote This Book
Because he's not the only one carrying a mystery.
There are thousands of people — foster kids, adoptees, people who grew up with gaps in their story — who feel like they're missing a piece of themselves. People who look in the mirror and wonder: Where did I come from? Why don't I know my own story?
He wrote TRUTH because silence is a prison. For 53 years, he let fear keep him from asking questions. He doesn't want anyone else to live like that.
"Your story matters. Even if no one's told you that. Even if you feel invisible. You are not temporary. You are not disposable."
— Flennoy FlippenIf his story helps even one person find the courage to search for their truth, it was worth writing.
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See Both Books Book a Video Call with FlennoyAbout the Author: Flennoy Flippen
Flennoy Flippen is the author of TRUTH: A Look Into Star Wars and Gift of Words: Peace of Mind. Foster care survivor, husband, father, and — at 68 — a published author who finally decided to tell the truth.
He spent 53 years carrying a mystery about where he came from. In 2018, after his foster mother passed away, he started searching. What he found changed everything.
He writes to help others break the silence. If you're carrying a mystery — it's never too late to search for your truth.