Alan Sharp(1934-2013)

Left school at 14 and began a long series of odd jobs working as an apprentice in shipyards, as the assistant to a private detective, as an English teacher in Germany, a construction laborer, dishwasher, night switchboard operator in a burglar-alarm company, and a packer for a carpet company. Plus, he also labored for IBM.

If there's a story you like, just write it up and see how it feels. It's not illegal until you do something with it...Persevere!