The History of the World According to John
I was born on the first day of October in
1950, the first son of John and Patricia, in Baltimore, MD. I got a brother a year-and-a-half later. We
moved around a lot. We moved to Charlotte, NC. I started school. I barely
learned to read the boring crap they taught me. We moved to Asheville, and my
Mom taught me to read real books.
I fell in love with L. Frank Baum, John Fox,
Jr., Edward Ormondroyd, Robert Heinlein, and Marilyn. We moved to Greenville,
SC. I fell in love with Kathy, H.G. Wells, and Edgar Rice Burroughs.
I went to Junior High School. I fell in love
with Cecelia, Isaac Asimov, and Jackie (sigh).
I went to High School. I fell in love with
Donna, Kathy, Jane, Merrill, Jackie (again), and alcohol. I decided to become a
writer.
I went to Presbyterian College. I fell in
love with Cynthia, Ann, marijuana, LSD, what’s-her-name, Harlan Ellison, Eric
Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, and Joni Mitchell. I left
Presbyterian College and went to the University of Georgia (go Dawgs!). I fell
in love with Karyn (sigh), J.R.R Tolkein, Robert Heinlein (again), cocaine, and
The Allman Brothers. I tried to write.
I graduated college. I fell in love with
Pat, Barbara, Dale, Carol, what’s-her-name, James Tiptree Jr., Frank Herbert,
Ursula K LeGuin, Connie (OMG), Stephen King, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt,
and Kathy. I tried to write.
I married Kathy. I fell out of love with
cocaine and LSD. I gave up on writing. I moved to Charlotte, NC. I moved to
Salisbury, NC. I got divorced. I fell out of love with alcohol and marijuana. I
fell in love with Amanda, Susan, Pam, Gerrie (sigh), Michael Crichton, Robert
R. McCammon, John Grisham, Dean Koontz, Janine, and Cheri.
I moved back to Charlotte, NC. I fell in love
with Caren and got married again. We had a kid. I got un-married. I fell in
love with Charlaine Harris, Stephenie Meyer, Patricia Briggs, Richelle Mead,
and Taylor Swift.
Oh, and along the way, I made a lot of
wonderful friends and observed first-hand the never-ending, enigmatic,
inexplicable miracle of life. And, I started to write again…
…and I haven’t stopped.
To read my interview with John and Clifford click HERE.
I want to say a HUGE thank you to John. First for such an amazing series, second for being such an awesome author (he's one of my top favs), third for offering such an awesome giveaway for my followers, and finally for agreeing to be featured (again) on my blog. I fell in love with this series and I know everyone else will.
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