John Outram

I grew up in southern Ontario during the time it was considered normal for a kid to roam anywhere, anytime without fear or concern for their safety. It was unusual to lock the doors of our homes then; even as horrible wars were fought across the oceans. Our town was situated on a beautiful river draining a network of lakes famous for their sparkling fresh waters and fighting fish. There was time to enjoy life, read books, listen to the radio and be kids.

A career in industry, construction, manufacturing and management, as an electrical engineer, followed. I was fortunate to have a variety of jobs each with more interesting challenges. In those good times jobs were plentiful for most people.

My career often took me overseas, particularly while serving on an international working group developing standards. Now, with time to develop a youthful passion I write imaginative stories. Writing provides an opportunity to live other lives in the exploits of my characters.

Seven books are posted on Amazon. Some are a little risqué, several are adventures, there are fantasies, humanistic, futuristic, whatever comes to mind. Some characters survived several books, but most introduce new people. I believe writing should be an adventure for the author, not a job.

My wife has been a constant support and now puts up with long periods away from her on the keyboard. All authors must have someone in the background to keep the clean and fed. Thank you dear.