Thomas J MacDonald

A retired associate electrical engineer, Tom enjoyed a long career designing and building automated manufacturing and robotic systems - a much more creative task than most may realize. He still holds the necessary registrations to work within that field; but, now spends most of his time writing. He is the father of three successful men and the grandfather of six grandchildren.

Tom was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus (SLE) several decades ago. He says that; along with the treatments available, a positive attitude is the best medicine. He suffered a severe heart attack on Christmas day 2021 and is in heart failure. He’s never let the insidious nature of these illnesses interfere with work or creativity.

Irrational is Tom's fifth book and a sixth is in the works. He tells fictional tales that require a lot of research to gain authenticity and allow the reader to suspend their disbelief. Though Irrational is still in the Space Opera genre that he loves, Tom's next story will fall into the Historical Fiction category.

He writes for the sheer pleasure he gets from it.