JD Rule

Where do the works of JD Rule lead? Into the darkest corner there is – the human heart. Peeling back the layers that shield a community takes the eye of an outsider and the ear of a sympathizer, coupled with the nerves of a clairvoyant and the sensitivity of a lover.

From the under-your-desk terrors of the Cold War, to the chaos of the Sixties, followed by the mindless numbness of the Disco era, the author has lived life experiences that inform his work. The son of a military officer who moved more times than he can recall, to a newspaper reporter in Downeast Maine, his work is informed by his life. The early days are chronicled in the wrenching memoir 'Mowry Beach,' but the free-wheeling sensuality of the sixties and seventies is celebrated in the Murphy’s books and beyond. Was Delsey an autobiographical character? Or maybe it was Alice Wyman. Buster Loman was more than a metaphor, and Madeline Talbot will live on.

Rule earned his MBA but before that it needed the contributions of ten colleges, scattered across the USA, to finish his bachelor’s degree. Prior to becoming a novelist, his career with a major car company taught him how to write letters that did not easily lead to an appearance in the witness stand. Succinct language can only be developed through pain, and dialogue comes from listening. Along the way, his award-winning photographic work was exhibited globally – but that was in the pre-digital era where darkroom skills were paramount. There is a reason why 'Aphrodite Considered' is only available in France.