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James Charles
The creature is still out there.

As a child, I escaped into stories. As an adult, I escape into stories when I read, and when I write.

A veteran of the United States Army, I was an educator for the Los Angeles School District in various capacities for thirty years. An active member of professional writing organizations, I have two eBooks published by a small press. I now live on the Big Island of Hawaii and have a sweeping Historical/Romance in the works.

Author Notice:
All we need here is three powerful words — words that immediately identify who you are and what readers can expect from you.
Adventurous
Storyteller
The question readers always ask me…
And I always reply…
What people get wrong about me…
One sentence I try to live by…
A failure I’m grateful for…
Soundtrack to my work…
A place that always recharges me...
If I could time-travel for one day…
The best message a reader could send me…
This month’s thought…
Secrets
"You can't handle my secrets..."
When I'm not reading or writing:
I'm walking my dog
I'm swimming with sharks
I'm sleeping
My favorite Books
Moby Dick
Treasure Island
Of Mice and Men

Bibliography

My War with Hemingway
Not All Ghosts Want You Dead

Zach, a young veteran, contemplates suicide after a horrific tour in Afghanistan when Ernest Hemingway appears and stops him. Alone, haunted by the wars, and with his new friend Hemingway pestering him, Zach descends into alcoholism. With the aide of Zach’s army buddies, a new young love, Jessica, searches for him. But will they find him in time to save his life? And is her love enough to help him find redemption?

Mike Billington, Author of Murder in the Rainy Season: This book was, I must admit, very uncomfortable for me to read. That's probably because, in many ways, I identified strongly with its central character. Like its protagonist, Zach Powell, I am a veteran. Like him, I came home from the war determined to get on with my life; to be "normal."