Royce Rucker Shares an Inspiring Story of Different Faces and Forms of Freedom

OH – WEBWIRE – Thursday, April 28, 2022

“Living on Provisions of the Holy Spirit: A Narrative of the Harry B. Penn Story” is a fictional story that brings the reader back to the time when West Virginia is the promised land for African- Americans who looked for a better life. This book captures the spirit of one family’s devotion to one another and the drive to never give up on their American Dream.

The story begins with Matthew and Martha both in their late forties and had raised five kids. Martha is pregnant but this last pregnancy wasn’t planned at all. A rumor was that Martha was pregnant with his former employer and that he had forced himself on her. Martha is known for being good at baking for many years, and becoming a good candle maker “the pie lady’s candle”. After nine months Martha went into labor, Kemp Penn (Martha’s sibling), Martha, and Matthew prayed for safe delivery and secretly prayed for a newborn that wasn’t biracial. Martha died giving birth that evening. The grief consumed everyone, along with discovering the newborn was indeed biracial. The next morning Matthew became obsessive with anger and rage. While bawling uncontrollably, he had a massive heart attack and died on the spot. The baby was presented to Kemp’s family they named the baby “Jack”.

Harry Penn, the great father, devoted husband, a deacon in the church, and brave soul who goes into the coalfields every day, putting his life on the line just to provide a good living for his family. He has developed a reputation as a good carpenter a talent he got from his dad Kemp, older brothers, and uncles back on the plantation in Critz, Virginia. At this time, southern West Virginia and Harlem in New York are the two best places on the entire planet to be if you’re an African-American. The narrative of their family story has been detailed Harry and so the challenges and obstacles they had for living in the provision of the Holy Spirit that made them all victorious after all.

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it, one must keep going, for tough situations build strong people in the end. This full of hope story will inspire readers to look at the brighter side of life, this delightful book is worth sharing with family friends, and loved ones.

Book copies are available at Amazon and other online book retailers.

About the Author:

Hello, my lifelong intentions are to uplift and inspire anyone who needs it through songs, laughter and storytelling. I’m a Midwestern husband, father and grandfather who has a passionate love affair with all type of history. Ancient, Culinary, Military, and American included African American & Sports History. Also enjoys anthropology and archaeology. My hobbies are sports, cooking, bowling and golf. –Royce Rucker

Living on Provisions of the Holy Spirit: A Narrative of the Harry B. Penn Story
Written by Royce Rucker
Published by Gatekeeper Press
Published date: February 12, 2022
Paperback Price: $12.99
Kindle Price: $9.99