Welcome to this Website
Herein you will find information on four excellent books for families and intellectuals alike. The books are The Singularity Prize ( a novel about artificial intelligence), A Lady of Grace, Genius, and Grit, (memoir of my centenarian mother), Antarctic Collapse (a novel about climate change), and Secrets to a Richer Life (illuminating interviews with citizens from five continents). Click on book excerpts above for first chapters, click on books above for editorial reviews, and click on book information above for more details about the books.
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My Philosophy of Writing
This site is a focus on my keen interest in writing as an art form. How did I become interested in this form of creative expression? Like a canvas to a painter, a blank page is a canvas for the writing artist to present his or her unique view of the world to the reader. Reading extensively in the magnificent literature of the world is the pathway which led me to the idea of writing. The impact that ideas from reading have had on me has been profound. Furthermore, the books that I read have enriched the quality of my life immeasurably. I began writing when I realized that language can be an instrument as well as a product of thought. During my studies and research in the fields of biology, dentistry, and public health I realized that communication through writing could be a method to reach a wide geographic audience as well as reach an audience in the distant future. The time barrier is breached through writing. These concepts intrigued me to the extent that I developed the motivation to get involved directly in communication through writing. Reading and writing, moreover, have added greater fun and greater understanding of life.
I do not presume to have much to say, but the exercise of writing becomes a method of self-clarification. I firmly believe that we are born to create and writing offers an enormous venue for creative pursuits. This creative drive is one of the distinguishing features of humanity. The infinite character of our imagination offers fertile ground for putting together a string of words that can inform, entertain, educate, motivate, and hopefully inspire.
Writing has muscular power; however, it is a skill which requires one to train those muscles on a consistent basis. Without this consistent effort, the muscle fibers of writing will not have the ability to lift heavy idea loads or create seminal emotional moments in the minds of the reader.
I have thus far published four books: two nonfiction books, and two novels, and one book based on scientific research. I am working from a small obscure quarter. It may be presumptuous to write these books, however, the effort is sincere. My endeavor to write is a work in progress.
I would like to thank my family for their support and encouragement of my labors. Welcome and please kick-back and enjoy the few words and pictures I now have on offer.