John Nicholas Datesh

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Born in 1950, the author lived mostly in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At Brown University, he took courses in writing as an institutionalized rationale for doing just that. At Boston University School of Law, he learned to mix in the phrases It Depends and Hereinafter. It is unknown when he developed the compulsion to to use italics every third paragraph.

In Spring 2009, he moved cats Lila and Lucy Liu to a condominium one mile in from the east side of Naples Bay in Florida. He left his Pittsburgh career in law, business and product development in favor of writing fiction, going to Happy Hours and cultivating beach chairs, presumably in that order of dedication.

He began writing fiction with a pencil and published, on paper with actua
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John Nicholas Datesh "Emerging from the fallout shelter, we thought the horror was over. Until we saw, 'Mike Pence for President in 2020!"

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John Nicholas Datesh The real mysteries in my own life are the mysteries of other's motivations. Somethings have happened to me -- as to everyone -- that do not make sense…moreThe real mysteries in my own life are the mysteries of other's motivations. Somethings have happened to me -- as to everyone -- that do not make sense just from the face of the facts.

It is fun and sometimes harrowing to spin those mysterious actions into bad intentions and even conspiracies.

Hey, live in a Florida condo and the mysteries never stop!
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The Nightmare Machine

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The Girl in the Coyote Coat

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The Body in the Bog

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The Janus Murder

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A Need Apart

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You Could Call It a Christm...

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The Pro Station

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The Final Equation

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Reruns ad Infinitum

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