A Writer practices a craft. An Author leaves a mark.
I am an author…
The first pieces I wrote were completed on a manual typewriter. All hail the slamming of keys and the total lack of forgiveness for a mis-pressed letter. In those days writing was a tedious process: first draft, review, second draft, review, spelling check (now where’s that dictionary?) and new draft. Time consuming. Back then writers really suffered at the hands of an ornery machine, sweated profusely over each draft, hoped the final draft would not require white-out. Sweet nostalgia.
Along came the PC. I had to have one, of course. Then another, and another. As soon as they were available I had to have a notebook computer. There was a time when I rubbed the letters entirely away on keyboards I worked on with frenzied thought. My mind was always full of ideas. To my mind work was just work. A job was a job, a means to an end. All that mattered was to be published.
This website is a ridiculous example of my obsession with writing. Even now, in my broken and pitiful state, I find few things in life more pleasurable than putting fingers to keys. With a broken brain and a lovely case of tremors I can’t quite accomplish what I once did but I can still pound a few things out now and again.
My greatest dream was to become a published author. When I say, “published author,” I mean an author who has published a book. I am pleased to inform you that I truly am a published author. I am also very pleased to present to you the end result of my work. No three books could hardly be as diverse as these three, though the characters within them are in many ways very similar. After all, we’re all just people.
I hope you will like these people. Well, at least the good guys. Pick your genre and then go get the book. When you’ve discovered what a truly wonderful story it was return here and offer up a review. Put one up on Amazon, too! Your words and thoughts are always appreciated.
Texas stands at the edge of something dark. When decorated veteran Paul Anderson uncovers evidence of a hidden network quietly shaping national power, he turns to the last man anyone expects to challenge itāHank Pennington, a fiercely independent South Texas rancher with a spotless record and a stubborn love for his state. What begins as a reluctant run for Governor becomes a high-stakes battle for sovereignty, loyalty, and truth as Hank launches the most unconventional campaign in Texas history. As enemies close in and allies question his motives, one question grips the state: who is Hank Penningtonāand is he trying to save Texasā¦ or remake it?
Richard Collins lives a predictable life in a Dallas office towerāuntil he loses hours he cannot explain. What begins as a suspected alien abduction unravels into something far more disturbing: manipulated relationships, staged intimacy, a shadow government watching his every move, and a mysterious man who claims Richard was never chosen at random. As gunfire drives him into the forests of East Texas and revelations await in Houston, Richard discovers the terrifying truthāaliens and government are working together, quietly repositioning human lives like pieces on a chessboard. And he is not the player. He is the pawn. āļø
On a lonely stretch of highway miles from the sea, George runs a bait shop he rarely leaves and a life he quietly abandoned years ago. Bitter, isolated, and hiding behind gin and routine, he expects nothing from the worldāuntil a freckled, sharp-eyed boy named Pug wanders in and insists on friendship. As the unlikely pair trade questions about fishing, faith, and tomorrow, George begins to confront the grief heās buried and the hope heās denied himself. Tender, reflective, and quietly powerful, The Hurting Place is a story about redemption arriving unannouncedāand the small, brave souls who lead us back to life.