About | Jack LaFountain

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.

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.

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. Returning to the States I was switched to KC-135Q.

During my military service, I became an ordained minister and hospice chaplain. Destitute from these endeavors as a civilian, I became a registered nurse in 1993. I traveled across the country as a nurse until back surgery in 2018 forced me into retirement.

No flash, no zing but a bright green Jeep named UGENE

One of my all-time favorite books, Don Quixote

And 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?

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.

To really find out about me, take a look at my blogs Know Jack and The Crusader. The blogs are unedited and raw, but they are me and offer an insight on what makes me tick.