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John F. Herbert

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in Hitchin, The United Kingdom

April 16, 1947

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Poetry

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Lived in Greenwich, London all my life, and worked in Accounts throughout my working life.
Played lawn tennis through my earlier/middle age, and follow Charlton Athletic football club.
Enjoy walking, theatre, films, and reading; my favourite author is R J Ellory.
In music a great fan of the Beatles, Elvis Presley, and in recent years Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - a trip to see TPATH in Chicago in 2006 was a real highlight.

AUTHOR of 17 Books

4 books about my dear departed cat, which we retrieved from Greece

1) Yap Yap
2) Yap Yap By Moonlight
3) Yap Yap's Reprise
4) Yap Yap: The Chrani Obsession

Also:
Sacramento Satin
In Byzantium Dreams
Emily's Promise
James's Promise
Angelina and a Cat named Boo
Alabama Heartbreak
American Drift
American Drift 2
We'll A ...more

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Sacramento Satin

It was in October 2006, after reading Michael Connelly's The Lincoln Lawyer that I got the idea of a poem where the reader is transported right across America, constantly on the move.

Then I decided to enhance that journey and spice it up a bit by following an "in your face" lady of the night, who initially gets picked up in Sacramento.

From pandemonium in Savannah to a massive come-uppance near Kno Read more of this blog post »

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Published on April 22, 2012 03:37 • Tags: america, nacogdoches, poems, prostitute, sacramento

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