About the Author
I’m going to skip the formal “About The Author” stuff here and go for just talking to you. I hate referring to myself in the third person and calling myself by my full name sounds stiff and haughty. The truth is I am a regular guy like you…unless you’re a gal, then, we are a bit different.
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What I’m trying to say is that I don’t have a list of sparkling accolades. My life has not been the fascinating adventure they make movies about, but I like it. I have been blessed and allowed to do some things not everyone gets to do.
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I was born in Long Beach, California, but count Placerville as the place where I grew up. At seventeen, I dropped out of school and joined the Air Force during Vietnam. I ended up in the Philippines as an aircraft crew chief on C-141A, C-5A.
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After military service, I became an ordained minister and hospice chaplain. Destitute from these endeavors, I became a registered nurse in 1993. Back surgery in 2018 forced me into retirement the next year.
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No flash, no zing but a bright green Jeep named UGENE1
Viola…a writer is born!
Well, in a way. I have always been a storyteller of sorts. I began writing stories for other people to see in 2005. Now, I have a website and chase after people to read my stories. Where do I get my ideas? Anywhere and everywhere…a song sparks an idea, a picture can do the same. Often stories are the result of me playing “what if.” The street outside is deserted…what if that’s because a crew of giant vampire cockroaches just landed down the block?
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Possession of a slightly twisted mind and a gallows sense of humor is a plus in my work . Sometimes, I simply “see” things like a scene from a movie playing in my head. Having invisible friends like Ed and Kit that tell me stories doesn't hurt either.
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To really find out about me, take a look at my blogs Know Jack and The Lost Crusader.
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Sleepless in Stripes
at the Old Idaho State Pen
in Boise, ID.
Harstine Island, Shelton, WA
Blue Water Park,
Hazel Green, Al
Kubota Gardens, Seattle, WA
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The Fubar Saloon, Lawton, OK
With a friend in
Deadwood, SD