Timothy C ThompsonThe short version of this bio; well that's easily summarized. Raised free range as a middle child. Thanks to public school teachers, I survived the peer pressure predators and eventually escaped the repeat offenders and a flock of wild siblings. I suvived again, this time, the politician-driven Army's attempt to find a place for me to die. But I grew some wisdom from the better Army experiences. So, both good and bad had matured me. Eventually, the young man shaped into academics and the beginnings of a family. So now as an adult, I'm a father who's all grown-up and living the outdoor dream of an Oregonian. A man full enough of himself to believe he is righteous in words and acts. A non-fictional author who wants to tell his fictional stories too; Hmmm, maybe writing a fictional story could be a self-prescribed therapy for having to share the nonfictional news forced upon me? Read More Read Less