Biography

Writing has been a part of my life for a number of years. Beginning with technical manuals covering operational procedures in the Air Force, which taught writing precision and research, to reports and findings in the corporate world, I wrote. It became a habit.

     Today I write, not as a profession or for profit, just writing for my own pleasure. The numbers of stories, manuscripts, or novels that have sprung from thoughts brought to the surface during that magical time in a dark room, before sleep takes over, are countless. Each produced characters that became my friends as I steered them past perils and pitfalls only, in the end, to have them take over and go their own way. Yes, like children they grow up too fast. But unlike children, a new bunch comes rushing in with the next story idea and the journey begins again.

    Where are all the stories I was so fascinated with in the past? In the landfill with the other used and discarded stuff. It was always more fun to start a new tale than catalogue the old and store it away in a file drawer designed to turn paper yellow and crinkly. It's the writing of it, not the result that is important. As those of us who enjoy motorcycles say, the destination is not the reason for the journey, it's the ride. The writing is the ride.

    The first book in the Powers Trace trilogy introduces the reader to the small town, the dedicated police team, and the characters that breath life into the rural south. If you have ever lived in a small town you will recognize some of these folks.

    The second book, Powers Trace II The Ice Age, shows the ugly side of life as a result of the ever increasing menace of drugs in small town USA. Methamphitamine, crystal meth or ICE is not just a city problem. It is affecting country folks and their way of life also.

    The third, and last book in the series, takes on the resurgence of the past. The South has come a long way since the fiftys but there are still a small number of bigots who can't forget. Corruption in the county and the pressure from the large food corporations add to the problems.

Who am I?

    I escaped from a small Kansas farm town, to serve 20 years as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, living a life that I dreamed of growing up. After the flying was over, I completed the MBA degree and spent an unexciting career as a cost accountant in various manufacturing companies. Along the way, small sail boat racing became an obsecssion and we followed many fleets around courses throughout the Southeast. This led to two terms as the Commodore of the local sailing and yacht club. I now live with my wife in a small town in Georgia.