I’ve received word from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) that my essay, “A Meteorological Fiction” will appear in the December issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.  This essay discusses my transition from a research scientist for the Naval Research Laboratory to a writer of fiction.  Once the article has been published, I will include a copy on this web site under the page, “Recent Articles.”

I had a successful book signing this past Saturday at the Oakridge Borders in San Jose, California.  I sold 28 books, almost equally divided between Category 5 and Prophecy.  Several previous readers of Category 5 came in to buy the sequel.

Today, October 8, 2007, is the official launch date of my new web site. Jeniffer Thompson and her team from Monkey C Media worked with me to produce a web site that I am proud of. The development took several steps. First, we spend hours together (on the phone) looking at various web sites that I liked and didn’t like. Then, after we developed a backdrop that seemed appropriate for the themes of my book, she painstakingly created a site to which she adapted everything from my old site (and more) that I had developed myself. Please take note of the pages listed (to the right) after you click on Blog. I didn’t fully appreciate the flexibility I would have in creating new pages there myself. Many of the pages there are also linked to items on the home page.

Jeniffer did a great job and I would recommend her to others who might be considering a web design.

Many of you know that my professional life, before I retired, revolved around meteorology and my work with the Naval Research Laboratory. The professional organization with which I’m affiliated is the American Meteorological Society (AMS). Recently, I was asked to write a book review of “Hemingways Hurricane: The Great Florida Keys Storm of 1935″ by Phil Scott. In addition, I was asked to write an essay concerning my transition from meteorology to writer, particularly since my first book, Category 5, had a meteorological base. I called the essay, “A Meteorological Fiction.” Both the review and essay should appear in upcoming months. If it’s legal, following their publication, I will include copies of those articles on this web site.