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Tom Shepherd

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Tom Shepherd flew medical evacuation helicopters in Vietnam, where he received two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Air Medal, and the Purple Heart. He has worked as a Japanese linguist, public school teacher, and graduate school instructor. Shepherd is originally from Reading, Pennsylvania, but lived in Alaska, Germany, Indochina, and the Republic of Korea. He spent the balance of of his professional career working with churches in the Deep South, California, and the Midwest and serving as Professor of Religious Studies at Unity Institute near Kansas City, Missouri. Author of a wide array of
articles and nonfiction books, plus more than twenty plays and two novels for the middle grades, Dr. Shepherd “retired” in 2016 to write novels full t
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You’re looking at a piece of another world. (For real.)

Took the picture recently, but I purchased the rock, probably a basalt meteorite, a decade ago at a gem and rock festival in rural Missouri. Now the rock sits on the window ledge in my tiny study that looks out over Arizona desert and mountains. It is my anchor in the starry sea of an otherwise unknown universe.

I write science fiction, but I’ve never left Earth.

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“Young soldiers who march to war singing always come back weeping. When the delights of life may be obtained by trade, only a fool hungers for war. It destroys everything worth having”
Tom Shepherd, Capital Murder

“surrounding yourself with what makes you laugh. Be intentional about hanging out with people you find amusing. Make a point to immerse yourself in media that generates positivity. Start conversations with people who smile a lot. Do something that makes you feel like yourself.   You”
Tom Shepherd, Health Habits: The Top 20 Habits for Increasing Happiness, Self-Confidence, and Quality of Life

“even bad pizza tastes better than good vegetables,”
Tom Shepherd, Stardate

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