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Chris Lude

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Christopher Robert Lude is a writer and an entrepreneur with a background in investment banking, finance and accounting who has worked at Price Waterhouse, Bear Stearns and AIG in New York City, Cairo, Moscow, Budapest, Vienna, and London. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Manchester University and MBA from Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business. He is a father of teenagers, avid motorcyclist, beekeeper, and chess coach, residing in Denver with his wife, Hanna Loberg. A Perfect Finish is his debut novel. ...more

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Chris Lude Keep a journal and write in it throughout each day. One of my favorite authors, David Sedaris, has kept journals for several decades. He mines his jou…moreKeep a journal and write in it throughout each day. One of my favorite authors, David Sedaris, has kept journals for several decades. He mines his journals for intriguing anecdotes, clever turns of phrase, and insightful observations, which he then refines and transforms into his polished essays and stories.

Reading through my own work, A Perfect Finish, I can attest that the most authentic scenes were those forged from notes I penned in real time, capturing moments as they unfolded before me. For instance, in describing the Kissing Tree in Chapter 40 - Sun Tzu Wants You:

"The tree was a lone white pine, mature and stately, scarred along the back side. It stood alone with the most remarkable view of just a piece of the city below, like one was peering through a small window framed by black spruce and aspen, a window with a view created just for this white pine."

Author Peter Heller offers another example in his latest book, The Last Ranger. His description of a line of wolves gliding along the edge of the Yellowstone woods rings true. This visceral depiction stems from his ability to capture the moment in real time on paper and masterfully transmute it into published prose. Such passages are compelling reasons to read his book.(less)

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Chris Lude I’ve been working on my Riding the Alaska Highway on a Harley-Davidson logs for my 2017, 2019, and 2022 motorcycle trips to Alaska and Whitehorse. The…moreI’ve been working on my Riding the Alaska Highway on a Harley-Davidson logs for my 2017, 2019, and 2022 motorcycle trips to Alaska and Whitehorse. The logs are a work-in-progress, but you can read them here:

https://aperfectfinish.info/riding-th...(less)

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My Life Relative to the Cosmos

How is the cosmos relevant to Assisted Suicide?

Some readers have asked me about the connection between the cosmos and death as both are referenced so frequently in A Perfect Finish.

Death is an inherent aspect of every life, and a meaningful life is one that makes a positive impact on humanity, our planet, the universe, and the ongoing evolution of the cosmos.

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