I'm back
As you can see, it's been a long time since I wrote anything here. I have to admit that my life has changed in the meantime. Ann, my wife, my lover, my friend, my navigator fell off a ladder in our home on December 18, 2013 and died on the way to the hospital. I've had some bad things happen to me in my life, but nothing hurt me even vaguely compared to that. As I said in the dedication to her in my latest book, Blue's Point, I hope theoretical physicists are right and she lives on in one or more alternate universes. I sure miss her in this one.
So far almost all of the reviews and ratings for my books have been four or five stars. I appreciate that very much. It's always a treat when one comes in, a little like Christmas morning when I was a kid and I found gifts under the tree. The thing that moves me to comment on that is the latest review for Blue's Point on Goodreads.
"Excellent read! Richard Ferguson is a new author for me but I'm searching his page for more of his works as I type. From page one to the very end, this book had me teetering on the tip of a spire. I kept picturing the time period as somewhere in early 1900's but this is all happening in 2014. Amazingly scary. I liked the spunk and dignity of the heroine, Mike. And I loved Steve's character. Sorrowfully, I know that these types of attitudes still exist in this day and age. Very, very well written!"
In both of my novels, Oiorpata and Blue's Point, there is an underlying theme of man's inhumanity to man.
The idea of man's inhumanity to man is an interesting counterpoint to my own belief that people are basically good. I've traveled quite a bit in the world and met a lot of people. My first experience was in the Army in Germany in 1960. It wasn't that long after WWII and I expected resentment toward Americans. What I found were friendly people. I still visit friends there and correspond with one regularly. That was a great education for me. In general, people pretty much anywhere in the world are friendly, helpful, and good.
Governments are necessary, but they should serve the people, not subjugate them. If it were possible for the world to run without any governments at all, it would probably be a better place. In general governments make the people of one country hate the people of another country.
I live in Mexico now. I could go on about how much of what you hear about Mexico from the government isn't true, but I'm rambling so I'll end this.
So far almost all of the reviews and ratings for my books have been four or five stars. I appreciate that very much. It's always a treat when one comes in, a little like Christmas morning when I was a kid and I found gifts under the tree. The thing that moves me to comment on that is the latest review for Blue's Point on Goodreads.
"Excellent read! Richard Ferguson is a new author for me but I'm searching his page for more of his works as I type. From page one to the very end, this book had me teetering on the tip of a spire. I kept picturing the time period as somewhere in early 1900's but this is all happening in 2014. Amazingly scary. I liked the spunk and dignity of the heroine, Mike. And I loved Steve's character. Sorrowfully, I know that these types of attitudes still exist in this day and age. Very, very well written!"
In both of my novels, Oiorpata and Blue's Point, there is an underlying theme of man's inhumanity to man.
The idea of man's inhumanity to man is an interesting counterpoint to my own belief that people are basically good. I've traveled quite a bit in the world and met a lot of people. My first experience was in the Army in Germany in 1960. It wasn't that long after WWII and I expected resentment toward Americans. What I found were friendly people. I still visit friends there and correspond with one regularly. That was a great education for me. In general, people pretty much anywhere in the world are friendly, helpful, and good.
Governments are necessary, but they should serve the people, not subjugate them. If it were possible for the world to run without any governments at all, it would probably be a better place. In general governments make the people of one country hate the people of another country.
I live in Mexico now. I could go on about how much of what you hear about Mexico from the government isn't true, but I'm rambling so I'll end this.
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