Fullerton resident publishes first novel

FULLERTON — It takes a long time to write a novel. Joseph Small was born in Columbus and grew up on a farm near Fullerton. He spent his days farming and raising cattle. For the past 5 years he spent his nights working on his first novel, “Footsteps of a Soldier.” After years of writing, editing, cutting, and delaying nearly two years because of a pandemic, that book ha...