
The Meandering Madman
A Hobo Author
Growing up in Minnesota, I hated reading. I never got it. After nearly failing out of college, I nearly left school to disappear, to tramp about the American West, to hone my talents as a writer. A couple of professors observed my impediments with reading and comprehending texts. After receiving assistance - learning how to learn in college - I rediscovered my path in education. Having spent the past thirty years as an accomplished middle school science teacher, my attention is returning to a love of writing. In recent years I have contributed poetry to a local magazine and now turn my attention to authoring SF novels and short stories. Collections of poetry may be in my future as well as some essays and humor. I do my best work on the road, visiting small towns, sitting in solitude upon some mountain outcrop, or nestled in a local dive. I take pride in being a hobo west of the Rockies. Maybe we'll meet somewhere along US101 or US395. I'll be the guy in a pub pulling an engineering notebook from Sven, my satchel, sipping on an old fashioned, and recording my soul with a fine pen - I love a good pen. Feel free to stop say hi.

​My Fave 5 Reads of 2025
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Hail Mary
by Andy Weir
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North Woods
by Daniel Mason
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Fool
by Christopher Moore
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The End of Eternity
by Isaac Asimov
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Memoirs of a Space Traveler:
Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy
by Stanislaw Lem
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Favorite Book Stores
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Port News and Books​​
Port Angeles, WA
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Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore
San Diego, CA
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Imprint Bookshop
Port Townsend, WA
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William James Booksellers
Port Townsend, WA
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Levin & Co.
Healdsburg, CA
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The Book Loft
Solvang, CA​
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City Lights Booksellers & Publishing
San Francisco, CA
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Support local bookstores!