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Cake day: November 2nd, 2023

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  • I hated reading in elementary school. Then one day I found out my Dad had all the Hardy Boys books in classic hard cover, just stored away. He said I could pick whatever flavor of Ice cream we got next if I read two of them by the weekend. I was stubborn and read 4 of them. I got my ice cream, S’mores, and then kept reading them. Over a hundred Hardy Boys books, I’m sure. Then I discovered Tom Swift and all of my Dad’s classic Sci Fi books and jumped right into Asimov, Harrison, Heinlein, Stirling, Chrichton, and others. All before I turned 12 and I never looked back. Thanks for the Ice Cream Dad :)


  • Not exactly the same but my father passed away before he could finish publishing his 5th book. Luckily, it was the last in that series and since I was his final editor, I had all of the final chapters and I was able to finish editing them and publish his last book posthumously. His readers were very grateful and supportive. I miss him but am proud I was able to do that for him. Too many great authors pass away leaving their works unfinished.