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John Zur

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John F Zur is a retired engineer with 40 years of high-tech experience who brings a data-driven perspective to speculative fiction.

DIVIDED WE STAND: The Red & Blue Republics is his debut novel—a multi-generational family saga exploring political division, AI ethics, and what it means to stay connected when everything pulls us apart.

When he's not writing, John enjoys astrophotography, creating pyrography art, and long walks with his intelligent Papillon and sweet granddaughter Jaslan.

He lives in New Jersey with his fiancée. ...more

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Analysis: U.S. Summer 2026 Travel Dynamics and Regional Routing Under Inflationary Constraints

1. Macro-Level Throughput and Baseline Metrics

An analysis of consumer travel telemetry for the Summer 2026 operational window indicates that macro-level demand remains highly resilient, despite significant upward pressure on per-unit transportation costs. Current data models project that 77 percent of the American populace intends to execute travel plans this summer, an aggregate volume increa

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The Uncool

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Presumed Guilty (Kindle County #13; Presumed Innocent #3)

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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

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