James Butler

James Butler grew up in Texas during the depression era in a city with heavy Mafia influence. People were living on food stamps and coupons.

He's not your average writer. He believes in getting on with it. His view is: Everyone knows the sky is blue and the grass is green, so why waste time explaining it?

In 1957, he dropped out of college and joined the Marine Corps. He was a combat engineer, that is, land mines and demolition. He then participated in the largest atomic bomb test ever conducted in the United States.

After the Marines, he married and traveled abroad. His wife of 54 years is his main critic. Charles Darwin and Ayn Rand are his favorite authors.

James Butler has been self-employed for most of his working life. He was in construction, cabinet and boat building and a little farming. He has seen life from many viewpoints. He has always been a writer, but never tried to publish his work until Amazon Kindle was brought to his attention. He didn't start writing for publication until well into his seventies. He and his wife live in seclusion in the mountains. He writes, she edits and they feed the wild animals. His books have been published in six languages.

(The author passed away on December 23, 2016. He is intensely missed by his wife.)