A Choice of Freedom,The Rattler Strikes! and Lieutenant Pope's Revenge are each available for $17.95 plus postage. You can purchase both books for $30 plus postage.
An Island Full of Laughter is now available for $9.95 plus postage.
Postage is $2.05 in the U.S. Prices are in $US.
If interested in purchasing any of these books, please send your check or money order to me at PO Box 114, Greenbank, WA 98253. I will gladly autograph each book if you provide the names.
Do You Like Nautical Fiction?
I have been reading nautical fiction (and non-fiction) since a librarian led me to C.S. Forester's Hornblower books in 1952. I have a large collection of most of the great fiction writers in this genre, including O'Brian, Pope, Kent, Maryatt, Lambden, Melville, and others. No, it's not for everybody, but there must be thousands of readers who like these kinds of stories. I love writing about the sea and the courageous men who risk their lives battling the elements and their country's enemies. There will never be another historic period as exciting as the age of sail, but there will always be more stories to tell!
After a childhood in Indiana, growing up in Florida, and living in Southern California for several years, I moved to Washington. I worked for Douglas Aircraft and Boeing for 35 years as a design drafter, engineer, and manager. Since retiring in 1999, I have been an author, publishing three books and writing short stories, poetry, non-fiction, and fiction. I've won several writing contests in several categories. I am currently in a novel writers' group and also a member of Whidbey Island Writers Association. I hold a BFA degree in Industrial Design from University of Washington. I served as an aircrewman on a P2V Neptune in the USN as a radio operator and as an Aviation Electrician. I live with my wife Carolyn in a house that we designed and built on Whidbey Island. We have a German Shepherd (our 8th) named Charly (Reba's Sweet Charlotte). We have three married daughters and five grandchildren.
I've written a short piece that refers to the Tea Bagger's Pledge and the shortsighted idea that we can simply do away with government (socialism) in our lives. If you would like to read it, send your request by e-mail and i will forward it to you.