My Story and an Invitation

When I was ten I wanted to be an archaeologist. I’m not sure if it was the idea of climbing through ancient ruins or the thought of making a world-shaking discovery that became my carrot; whichever it was, it didn’t happen. Instead I fell in love with the power of words andwent on to become a writer.

Over the years, I researched and wrote about whatever caught my fancy – from astronomy and aerospace to genealogy and technology. After a time, though, I realized that the things I loved writing a...