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I am a 2021 Book Excellence Award Finalist winner for my book: Aeon Rises! The Book Excellence Awards honor books that have high quality design, writing and market appeal.

I am a retired middle school science teacher, working part-time as an educator at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. I began writing my books as a way to express myself in new and different ways as well as to challenge myself during my retirement from the classroom.

I have been married for forty years to the love of my life. We raised two incredible sons, and now have five amazing grandchildren to spoil rotten.

My science fiction series, The Brin Archives is an epic adventure encompassing an entire galaxy on the verge of destruction. This trilogy, to my amazement and d ...more

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	Hegira (The Brin Archives #1) 4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Recusant (The Brin Archives #2) 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Why are the textbooks used in most schools so incredibly boring? I spent thirty-five years as a classroom teacher and never did find one I would recommend for anyone's free-time reading list. Why can't the textbooks spark a student's interest with fun and interesting stories to provide the basics of a topic?
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