When Harv Boal first visited Southeast Alaska twenty-five years ago, he instantly fell in love with its people, its geography, and its history. A retired teacher and pastor, Harv tells stories about an Alaska in an alternate reality and timeline where people ignore the past and in doing so imperil the future. Between visits to Alaska and Mexico, Harv resides in rural Pennsylvania with his wife Lynn.
Harv BoalCurrently, I am working on a new novel in THE MELT SERIES about life in Southeast Alaska in an imagined future world where global warming has disrupte…moreCurrently, I am working on a new novel in THE MELT SERIES about life in Southeast Alaska in an imagined future world where global warming has disrupted millions of lives and created a massive refugee population. This book, the fourth in the series, is called ORIGINAL THIN and deals with law enforcement issues in a rapidly devolving climate and culture.(less)
Somehow, I have managed to get caught up in writing three books simultaneously in the last few months. One is a collection of short stories about growing up in rural Pennsylvania, one a poetry tome based on moving to the Arizona desert and becoming a septagenarian, and, of course, the fourth LITTLE PRINCESS theology mystery. It feels like a juggling act where I’m in danger of dropping all my ball