More Mischievous in Mendham A Collection of Childhood Memories

More Mischievous in Mendham is the follow-up to Mischievous in Mendham, an anthology of comic memoirs based on the author's childhood in Mendham, New Jersey. In eighteen new stories, Gregory L. Smith uses his own experiences to explore growing up not only in his hometown of Mendham, but within the fabric of American family life. Full of wit, warmth, and nostalgia, More Mischievous in Mendham will speak to all adults with fond memories of youth.Using small and ordinary situations, Smith explores the often difficult-to-find humor in coming of age. From getting stuck inside his parents' living room fireplace chimney in an attempt to prove that Santa wouldn't fit, to lassoing the Easter Bunny, to knocking out a military communications base with his homemade ham radio, readers will delight in his experiences and even remember their own, similar moments growing up. In the vein of Garrison Keillor, Smith sheds light on a bygone era and encourages readers to relive it with him.

Gregory Smith is a retired electronic technologist who worked in new product design, electronic test fixture design, and new product compliance to federal, military, and international standards for the Ohaus Corp. and ASCO Power Technologies/Emerson Network Power. At Gow-Mac Instrument Company, he wrote instruction manuals for all their products. He attended both County College of Morris and National Radio Institute in Washington, D.C. His interest in radio communication began in seventh grade when he became a radio amateur, and then near retirement achieved his Advanced Class FCC License of W2GLS. In 2006, he began writing for Monitoring Times Magazine with "Tales of a Teenage Radio Amateur," then became a regular writer for the magazine. Three of his stories were chosen as cover stories. "Who Really Invented Morse Code" unveiled the truth that Alfred Vail was the real inventor of Morse code. "How to Catch a Spy," kept readers on the edge of their seats as the author and three other radio amateurs triangulated a spy's location in PA, reporting it to the FBI. Years later, CBS broadcasted on "60 Minutes" "The Spy Among Us", believed to be the same spy.In 2018 he published his first book—Mischievous in Mendham, a Collection of Childhood Memories.He is a member of Tom Cantillon's Creative Writers' Group in Chatham.