Herndon, David: - "I do not know who or what makes one a poet, writer, or philosopher, but David became all of these in his desire to capture life's meaning.Originally the title of his work was to be Life on the Left Side of the Creek. He justified this title, as well as his altered title An Apology for a Man. Once read, the reader will understand both!No doubt his style of writing requires explanation-simply put, his rural West Virginia early life, education, and cultural influence could not be overcome; thus his own personal style of writing, learning, and understanding life emerged into An Apology for a Man.Daily conversation during his terminal illness to finish his work was both rewarding and troublesome; rewarding because of our enduring friendshiap and troublesome because we both understood time was short. The narrative was mostly done when David reached out to me near the end; my efforts were only to be sure it was publishable when David's time on Earth expired.AN APOLOGY FOR A MAN - 3 Our friendship continues to this day as a result of our combined efforts to finish his final work.It is an interesting, introspective, and important piece of work; culturally sensitive, personally revealing, and most importantly philosophically unending.- Harry E. Hoffer, Sr. Ph.D."