A.R.E.M.

Since the publication of my first book ABAJAM Chronicles, Two Families Lost in Time, my life has changed inexorably. You should read my firsts books bio before continuing. I'm just including some extra drama.

Anyway, I'm now divorced, my cat has died, I don't like where I'm living, my health leaves much to be desired, I'm now alienated from half my family; the other half having passed away. What more would you like to know about me?

See, drama.

But on a positive note, assuming you're nosey or still curious; I finally retired - just not as rich as I thought or the bank said I’d be – but I'm actually enjoying life. I did find new love again (although I'm still looking for another cat, perhaps a dog). In other words...I'm living the dream in my ‘pyrite years’...only fools or the rich believe they're 'golden'.

If you’re wondering if my new book reflects my life’s circumstances (after all, it is science fiction; nonetheless, I've been told in my first book that many of the characters seem 'biographical'), then the answer would have to be...more or less, yes. I gotta be consistent. Now the reference to mental illness is real, meeting aliens, isn't. As for telempathy...not so much.

I pride myself on writing authentic, factual and realistic - as in genuinely humorous - fantasy. Okay yeah, it sounds contradictory, but as the series progresses, the historical, scientific and familial inferences will prove to be accurate and all too real, both funny and sad.

To accomplish this, I did a lot of research, interviews, visiting locations - throughout North America, Europe and Asia – visited all sorts of museums, interpretive centres, some archeological sites and even did a one week stint or working cruise on a tall ship. You have to live to write. And I have a lot more research and world traveling ahead of me for books III, IV and beyond, should I live long enough