Gerard Ross was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1951. He has been writing poems and essays since his twenties, using his words to reflect on faith, fairness, politics, humanity, memory, and the lives of people too often overlooked.
After retirement, Gerard and his wife Catherine moved to North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. His life experience, education in sociology, and deep concern for equality and fairness continue to shape the voice behind his work. His writing is personal, observant, sometimes humorous, sometimes satirical, and always rooted in the human condition.
Gerard writes with heart and soul for the underdog, the forgotten, victims, potential victims, and anyone searching for truth in a divided world.
I’m wearing the shirt my wife made me which says:
Running is my Happy Pace. We love how the photographer captured both of my feet off the ground!
Running, from my high school years to the present, at age 74, has given me a peace and solitude unlike anything else as well as a sense of purpose in life as many races that I enter are for a cause such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Run for the Shelter (The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach, Save the Light (Folly Beach Lighthouse, SC), Save the Planet (Kure Beach, NC), Pink Ribbon Races (Cure for Breast Cancer) and most recently, Sweat for a Vet (for all Veterans)on June 6, 2026, to name a few.
From my High School Midget 440 Yard Relay Team in the 1960’s to my 7 marathons, about 10 half marathons, a few 10K’s and most recently, numerous 5K’s, I have attained a sense of discipline, endurance, teamwork and persistence that led me to be ranked as the 7th runner in the men’s age group 70-74 in South Carolina for two years in a row: 2022 and 2023. Life is a marathon and not a sprint! Many ups and downs and twists and turns bring us to the finish line of life. Running on a relay team taught me that it takes four members with a common goal to reach the finish line. Although the Anchor Leg crosses the finish line alone, he or she would not have gotten there without their team mates bringing them the baton. I always carry these principles with me as I work my way through the race of life as I look forward to the day we all cross the finish line together with joined hands.
Godspeed,
Gerard Ross
