Interviews with The Characters - Billy Cobb
24th May 2021
My recently released novel, Livin’ and Lovin’ in Texas is a bittersweet romantic tale of forgiveness.
I wanted to talk more to each of the four main characters Garrett Cobb, Megan Meyer, Billy Cobb and Sal so this week, in the third of four weekly interviews, I caught up with Billy and asked him about his childhood years.
Interviewer: Hi Billy, how are you?
Billy Cobb: I’m good.
I: I thought we might talk a bit about when you were a child.
BC: Sure, what do you wanna know?
I: What was your earliest memory?
BC: My earliest memory is when Garrett was helpin’ dad on the ranch when we still had it working. I remember Mom holding me on the fence posts so we could see them from the house. Garrett was the perfect big brother. We had a small room at the back of the house where all my toys were and we played in there after school. Looking back, they were good memories.
I: That sounds idyllic.
BC: It was for a few years. Then dad stopped working so mom got a job.
I: How come he stopped working?
BC: (Holds his hand up by his mouth to denote a glass). Then after that it all went bad.
I: It seems you had a lot to deal with back then, especially as you were so young.
BC: I didn’t understand what was happening. Mom was there one minute and gone the next. I remember her baking cookies and playing with me and then not there at all. That was when Garrett stepped up.
I: Not your father?
BC: My daddy ain’t the kinda guy who’d cook and clean. He ain’t the ‘raisin’ kids’ kind. He thought it was woman’s work. He was better at ranchin’ and when there weren’t no ranchin’ to do, he propped up the bar instead. (sighs) He was real good at that.
I: I expect he was distraught at losing his wife.
BC: I guess. He never spoke much, least not to me, so I dunno what he was feeling. He kinda became a stranger in his own house and in his own life.
I: That’s poetic, Billy. I heard that Garrett raised you.
BC: Yup. I heard that if he hadn’t, I’d have gone into care. I guess it makes him a good person.
I: What’s your relationship like with Garrett now?
BC: We grew apart over the years. We’re very different people. I guess things might change in the future. I sure hope so. We’re still brothers after all.
If you’d like to by a copy of Livin’ and Lovin’ in Texas, hit the BOOKSHOP tab and the link is in there. Oh, and please leave a (nice) review on Amazon when you’ve read it. Thanks in advance.
I wanted to talk more to each of the four main characters Garrett Cobb, Megan Meyer, Billy Cobb and Sal so this week, in the third of four weekly interviews, I caught up with Billy and asked him about his childhood years.
Interviewer: Hi Billy, how are you?
Billy Cobb: I’m good.
I: I thought we might talk a bit about when you were a child.
BC: Sure, what do you wanna know?
I: What was your earliest memory?
BC: My earliest memory is when Garrett was helpin’ dad on the ranch when we still had it working. I remember Mom holding me on the fence posts so we could see them from the house. Garrett was the perfect big brother. We had a small room at the back of the house where all my toys were and we played in there after school. Looking back, they were good memories.
I: That sounds idyllic.
BC: It was for a few years. Then dad stopped working so mom got a job.
I: How come he stopped working?
BC: (Holds his hand up by his mouth to denote a glass). Then after that it all went bad.
I: It seems you had a lot to deal with back then, especially as you were so young.
BC: I didn’t understand what was happening. Mom was there one minute and gone the next. I remember her baking cookies and playing with me and then not there at all. That was when Garrett stepped up.
I: Not your father?
BC: My daddy ain’t the kinda guy who’d cook and clean. He ain’t the ‘raisin’ kids’ kind. He thought it was woman’s work. He was better at ranchin’ and when there weren’t no ranchin’ to do, he propped up the bar instead. (sighs) He was real good at that.
I: I expect he was distraught at losing his wife.
BC: I guess. He never spoke much, least not to me, so I dunno what he was feeling. He kinda became a stranger in his own house and in his own life.
I: That’s poetic, Billy. I heard that Garrett raised you.
BC: Yup. I heard that if he hadn’t, I’d have gone into care. I guess it makes him a good person.
I: What’s your relationship like with Garrett now?
BC: We grew apart over the years. We’re very different people. I guess things might change in the future. I sure hope so. We’re still brothers after all.
If you’d like to by a copy of Livin’ and Lovin’ in Texas, hit the BOOKSHOP tab and the link is in there. Oh, and please leave a (nice) review on Amazon when you’ve read it. Thanks in advance.