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Rusty Rhoad
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Rusty Rhoad grew up in Bluffton, South Carolina—the town that is the model for White Sands in Avalon, South Carolina as well as appearing in the novel in its current state of population and trendiness—before going to school in Houston, Texas (location of Bradley Schuster and the Holy Grail).
During the last decade of a 32-year career as a chemical engineer, Rusty began writing novels over lunch. And now safely out of the grip of the complexity of the military-industrial rat race, he continues to write.
“I turned to the legend of King Arthur, a lifelong obsession of mine.
“Why Arthur? I’m not sure I can explain if you don’t already have at least a touch of the fever. A bastard fated to become king by both the tutelage and the meddling of a mage/druid, an honest man doomed by a totally unconscious act of incest. Betrayed by his wife and best friend for reasons we can speculate on but can’t articulate for certain. And yet despite it all, Arthur sets the standard of heroism and dignity.”
All of Rhoad’s novels except for his latest, Kaffka, the Holy Grail, and a Woman Who Reads: The Quests of Sir Kay, are set in contemporary times.
Susan Hammond
Susan Hammond
Susan Hammond
None of my earlier writing prepared me for the rush of telling a story—the one that's in my head and wants to be told. My fondest wish is that readers will laugh and cry and sigh, maybe even think “what if…”
My writing "career" began in third grade when I wrote a story about a pioneer family and decided I'd grow up to be a novelist. The journey to those bright lights took off (Not!) when I was tapped to write the junior high gossip column for our local newspaper.
Over the years, I wrote instructional materials for accountants, exploration geophysicists, and airline pilots. One gig included writing a newsletter on raising dairy goats. (Somebody had to write it!) Returning to my small-town newspaper roots, I wrote a humor column on living with teenagers. And believe me, there was never a shortage of material.
Hallie Moore
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Hallie Moore is a retired English instructor who has lived and taught in the U.S., South America South East Asia, and the Middle East. A graduate of Stanford University (B.A., M.A.) and Antioch, Los Angeles, University (MFA), her poems are published in a variety of literary journals throughout the U.S. and Europe.
Moore is also the winner of the 2012 Blue Light Poetry Prize for her collection entitled So Many Gods.
Lynn Rippelmeyer
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Lynn Rippelmeyer
Captain Lynn Rippelmeyer, first woman pilot of the revolutionary Boeing 747, learned to fly in the face of obstructionism, sexism and disappointment—and soar where no other woman had gone before. By sharing her story of “firsts” and spiritual philosophy of “receiving through giving” with humor and gratitude, Capt. Lynn provides a blueprint for those interested in achieving their dreams, no matter what the goal.
Bianca Sloane
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Bianca Sloane is the author of KILLING ME SOFTLY (previously published as Live and Let Die), chosen as “Thriller of the Month” by e-Thriller.com and a 2013 Top Read by OOSA Book Club, SWEET LITTLE LIES, EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE and the forthcoming, LIVE TO TELL. When she’s not writing, she can be found reading, traveling, watching movies, cooking or answering questionnaires. She is a member of Sisters in Crime and Crime Writers of Color. When she's not writing, she's watching Bravo TV, Investigation Discovery, reading or cooking. Sloane resides in Chicago. Sloane resides in Chicago.
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We are Jones Walker Wiley.
Jones Walker Wiley, or JWW for short, sounds like a law firm and that’s not a coincidence. We are three lawyers with lots of opinions. We had to call this blog something and what we’re doing here is more important than what we call it, anyway.
What we’re doing is talking about the things that have animated our lives, all our lives – politics, sports, race, world affairs. They’re the things that have led us to think, read books, engage with each other, and engage with our fellow humans.
A word about who we are. We are three men, all of African descent, all Americans who lived through the turbulence of the last part of the 20th century and the beginnings of this one. We’ve spent a lot of time thinking, talking, and reading about the things we now want to write about in this space. We have a lot we want to say. We think it worth saying and worth hearing. More specifically, we are:
We share the view that we owe to our birth families – who cared for and nurtured us well – most of the credit for whatever success we may have had. We were “lucky” to have been born into supportive families and do not take this accident of birth for granted. Each of us, therefore, has sought to do by our children as well as our parents did by us.
The three of us became a sum greater than those parts. Our joint friendship developed the way many do – through co-incidences that involved work, professional collaborations, social interactions, and accident. Mutual admiration and respect grew among us. The fact we had (and have) differences and disagreements made our interaction rich and intriguing.
We will put all that – and more – on display here. We hope you will follow along on the journey by reading and commenting. We can’t promise you’ll always like what we have to say, but we can promise you’ll never be bored.