My Father, Part One

George F. walker, one of Canada’s most prolific and popular playwrights, pens an elegy to his father in seven parts. Esoterica will syndicate one part each day leading up to Father’s Day, 2022.

By George F. Walker

He was 44 when I was born.

Part of the biggest crowd to ever pop out and swamp this country. There were 53 kids in my kindergarten class. It was noisy and it overwhelmed me, so my dad stayed with me for most of the first week. He sat in a chair with me on the floor hugging his leg. And I’m pretty sure he thought there was something wro…