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“I'll be answering questions about either of my 3 books this new school year -- Muffet & the Dust Storm; God, Bombs & Viet Nam; Wrestling with Angels: An anthology..."” Gerald Maclennon

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I arrived to the squadron in the summer of 1966. I don't know if we knew one another, but I think I knew "Ernest Levitt". I think not by that name, however. Is it a Pseudonym? There were four of us PHANs that arrived around the same time and palled around, mostly looking for places and things to shoot. "Ernest" was the only one with a car, so he chauffeured the rest of us. I knew Beamer when he was CO.
Gerald Maclennon My nickname was Logie. And I often addressed "Mr Levitt" as Big Ern. Ernest was his actual name. Some called him Ernie. Not me. / I graduated US Naval School of Photography, Class A, in 1965, was stationed at FICPACFAC NAS Cubi Point, Bataan, R.P. for a year and then VFP-63, NAS Miramar, CA... so yeah, in 1966 but I was PH3 by then. Next came a Det to Vietnam on CVA-34 and discharge in '68. / Ern was collecting images of Spanish Missions in Mexico and the American Southwest. That's why he wanted to visit the Philippines... more Spanish Missions. The war? That was incidental to Big Ern. / He owned a 1947 Army Surplus Jeep with homemade cab when I knew him as a civilian living in Oshkosh (by Gosh). That was 1971-72.
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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
Gerald Maclennon Most of my book purchases, new or used, are from Amazon.com and their affiliated private sellers.
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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?
Gerald Maclennon Don't expect to make a living as an author. Keep your day job.
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Gerald Maclennon I have to get the rest of my life in order. Only then can I see and feel the words forming in my head. Silence is most conducive to creativity.
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