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Book Cover Design … How do you do it?

I’ve stumbled across a way to design an excellent book cover.  As such I thought I’d share my discovery with others who may be looking for a way to get a quality book cover at a reasonable price. Here’s a shot of truth.  You’re going to have to pay a price to get a quality […]

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Basic Training Photo

What job did you get?

The day the air force told me I get to be a medic. This is an excerpt from my book, ‘The Adventures of an Air Force Medic.” It’s based on my two years as an air force medic in northern California back in the early ’80s. Air force basic training lasts thirty ‘training’ days, which […]

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Why did I join the Air Force?

I’m doing this thing even if it’s illegal … This is a draft chapter from my upcoming book; working title “Air Force Medic.” My road to becoming an air force medic started back in New Hampshire when I visited an armed forces recruiting office one day after finishing work. I got the idea to go […]

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Woomera 4 Jul 90 Parade

The Military and the “F” word

Fraternization … what did you think I meant? In my book “Yanks in the Outback: A story of Woomera, South Australia, the Joint Defense Facility Nurrugar and the First Gulf War,” I tackle the subject of Fraternization. A touchy subject in the military. At least it used to be when I was in many years […]

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Ularu about 400 km outside Alice Springs, Central Australia, 2014

I wasn’t born in Alice Springs but I got here as soon as I could

Here’s the story that goes with my tag line … How do you go from growing up in a log cabin in the back woods of New Hampshire to the Central Australian outback?  It’s a long story. I like to say, “I wasn’t born in Alice Springs but I got here as soon as I […]

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