Digging the Golden Fungus: The SwiftPad Insurgency: 2 (The Swiftpad Trilogy) - Softcover

Barckmann, S Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1735251445 ISBN 13: 9781735251448

Publisher: Barckwords Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

The SwiftPad Insurgency, the second book in the SwiftPad trilogy, follows the founders and original crew of the Portland-based social media application SwiftPad. Nate Schuette, who wrote a sensational novel thirty years earlier (see Barckmann's novel Farewell the Dragon), shows up in Portland with Paula Flayer, his promiscuous seventy-five-year-old girlfriend who has not physically aged since her late twenties. But Ben Cadez, former Nixon operative and Paula's one-time lover, also wields the power of the youth-preserving Golden Fungus and is now a Republican candidate for President. They are all in the crosshairs of a deranged and corrupt President, and Portland must decide whether to co-opt or fight.

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About the Author

Born and raised in the small Jersey Shore town of Barnegat NJ. Moved to North Jersey suburb at 13 (1964). Went to University of Kansas, graduated (1973), degrees in Economics and History. Worked in various capacities as laborer, heavy equipment operator, became a Land Surveyor (1977). During this period, wrote much of the backstory later incorporated into the The SwiftPad Series. Worked in a Civil Engineering office, managing business. Wrote articles, grant writer of social service agency, involved in local politics, as a Progressive (Eugene Oregon). Went to China, (1984) as English teacher in Xian Medical college, The following year in Beijing teaching at Foreign Language Institute. Returned to the US (1987), married Mary Traeger, son Zach born (1988). Worked at a strip-mall Computer store, then for various companies and organizations as technical lead in various IT specialties, (networking, software development, computer security, systems management) Became a consultant with a tech start up, (2001). Retired from IBM (2014). Presently full time author

Edition details

• Publisher: Barckwords Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1735251445
• ISBN 13: 9781735251448
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 334