A writer's life: John Evangelist Walsh - Monroe Times

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A writer's life: John Evangelist Walsh

Dorothy Walsh looks through old letters addressed to her late husband John Evangelist Walsh while sitting at his desk inside their home in Monroe. The books on his desk are flagged with notes and citations for a book on Pearl Harbor, one of Walsh's completed but as-yet unpublished manuscripts. (Times photo: Anthony Wahl)

Dorothy Walsh looks through old letters addressed to her late husband John Evangelist Walsh while sitting at his desk inside their home in Monroe. The books on his desk are flagged with notes and citations for a book on Pearl Harbor, one of Walsh's completed but as-yet unpublished manuscripts. (Times photo: Anthony Wahl)

MONROE - When John Evangelist Walsh was young, he didn't think he had what it takes to write a book. As it turned out, he did. In fact, he had what it takes to do what most writers can only dream: He wrote what he wanted, when he wanted.