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Eli Ring

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Eli Ring (b. 1956) is a novelist and short-story writer who lives in Oregon. Eli is an Illinois native who moved to Oregon 40+ years ago after a hitch in the Army. He spent thirty-five years working in public accounting as a tax accountant and auditor. He began writing fiction when his daughter introduced him to NaNoWriMo in 2013. He is the author of the crime thriller, "Trail to Peril" which is available on Amazon. He spends his time writing, reading, orienteering, and backpacking in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, Anna. They have four exceptional adult children. ...more

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Death of a Wine Snob (Part 5, The Conclusion)

This is the conclusion of a short story set in Oregon’s wine country about the murder of a wine expert. The previous four parts are found here:

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Beautiful, Simple, Exact, Crazy: Mathematics in the Real World

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Eight Lectures on Theoretical Physics: Illuminating the Quantum Universe

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