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June 24, 1948

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Born in 1948, I'm retired, and living in Central Florida after serving in the U.S. Navy and spending twenty years in the Merchant Marine. When I left work behind, I found myself asking whether I could survive in a prehistoric world with no metal, only sticks and stones. That question started me writing The Bone of the Moons, which began as a younger version of me facing that world. I’ve always had a deep interest in archaeology and anthropology, and now I spend much of my time reading and imagining the prehistoric world. I’m working on additional books in this saga, though this debut novel stands on its own. ...more

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The Pond, the Trance, and the "Sticks and Stones"

I never expected to become a novelist, but sometimes a place just demands a story.

It started when I moved into a studio apartment at a rural house. There was a pond out my back door, which I immediately decided to make my front door. With no neighbors in yelling distance and the main house hidden behind me, I was in my own world. I only saw the landlord occasionally when he’d come down to sit on t Read more of this blog post »
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Published on March 31, 2026 08:29 • Tags: debut-novel, writing-the-bone-of-the-moons
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" Thank you, Larry. I really had a lot of fun imagining how they lived, and putting it into story form. It's always interesting to hear what part of the ...more "
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"Still gripping and thought provoking.

Speculating on how things were and how things were accomplished by these ancient humans makes for great story telling unencumbered by modern technology and trying to weave its influence into the narrative." Read more of this review »
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" Thank you for your kind words Linda, As an Auel fan, your praise means a great deal to me. Book two is on the way, and I hope you'll come along for th ...more "
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I read this book over twenty years ago and still recall the vivid feeling it left me with. While many details have faded, certain moments remain clear: her trying to teach her 'new' family about oral hygiene, and the hard lesson of cooking a heavy st ...more
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A really good book, well written and brought me right into the story, I felt like I was really there. I'm waiting for book two. ...more
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