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Timothy Dreszer

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Growing up in Houston, within NASA's pious penumbra, Timothy endured mundane family trauma when his parents divorced, and he was forced to live with his monster, er, mother against his will. Not until his older brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia did Tim recognize the poetic humor in his own ‘tortured’ life. Escaping family and suffocating humidity, he found refuge in the redwoods on the edge of the Pacific and distraction in nature, science, and engineering. This led from psychology to biology to bioinformatics via degrees and a career along the way. While his head was occupied with writing code and scientific papers, his heart kept beating out stories colored by complicating human emotions. Though he anticipated living alone with his ...more

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Timothy Dreszer Clan of the Cave Bear's hunter-gatherer lifestyle would be wild. But then I might find it hard to resist playing the part of a Connecticut Yankee. Mel…moreClan of the Cave Bear's hunter-gatherer lifestyle would be wild. But then I might find it hard to resist playing the part of a Connecticut Yankee. Melville's Typee also has a lot to offer, though I'd probably get myself eaten before 60 pages went by. In the other direction, who wouldn't want to take part in the Last Generation as depicted in Childhood's End? Safer to just stay here and vicariously live the lives of the neurotic landed gentry as depicted in nineteenth-century literature. (less)

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Timothy Dreszer My sweet young niece, Millie, has joined our family after she was the sole witness to her mother's murder. Leafing through her old art folder for trea…moreMy sweet young niece, Millie, has joined our family after she was the sole witness to her mother's murder. Leafing through her old art folder for treasures to make her feel at home, I discovered the very scene Millie had just described, recorded in fading red and blue watercolor.(less)

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Timothy Dreszer answered Goodreads's question: If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there? Clan of the Cave Bear's hunter-gatherer lifestyle would be wild. But then I might find it hard to resist playing the part of a Connecticut Yankee. Melville's Typee also has a lot to offer, though I'd probably get myself eaten before 60 pages went by. See Full Answer
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