Storm Approaching (ePub)

I was born in Maine, studied at Johns Hopkins and Purdue, and have taught at a prep school in Minnesota since 1978. I hoped for traditional publication and was lucky enough to get a fine agent; but even fine agents are not always successful: after being approved by the first reader at one publisher, Storm Approaching languished on the editors desk (figuratively speaking) for almost three years (!) before my agent, in response to my proposal to self-publish, advised me to go ahead.*

Storm Approaching is part of a series. The next three are written; but they can be published only if someone buys the first. So give Storm a try. (If you like it, buy several and give them to your friends. If you dislike it, buy even more and give them to your enemies.)

I have also self-published And Gladly Teach, a satirical novel about a prep school, and Miscellanea, a collection of humorous essays. These are available from Amazon or the publishers (AuthorHouse and Lulu.com respectively).

Why do I write? I could quote J.R.R.T. (The prime motive was the desire of a tale-teller to try his hand at a really long story that would hold the attention of readers, amuse them, delight them, and at times maybe excite or deeply move them) or I could quote Samuel Johnson (No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money). I think I agree with both these masters.

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* He also said that the current big draws in fantasyare vampires, zombies, and were-wolves. Im sure hes right; but, however much I regret that there are no such fascinating creatures in Storm Approaching, and however tempted I might be to turn the Pelicans into a regiment of Undead, I willby golly!buck the trend and publish it as written.