Dear friends,
Family had gathered for the Thanksgiving feast, and we shared a lovely turkey, a ham, and all the usual fixings, washed down with lots of wine. The holidays have begun and traditions continue.
Even given the uncertainties of this fast-changing world, there is much to be grateful for. I'll count among them some recent notoriety for Journey to 2125. In addition to winning the 2025 National Indie Excellence Award for Best Visionary Fiction, my book was also a finalist in science fiction for the Independent Author Network (INA) 2025 Awards. Then a week ago Shelf Unbound notified me that it is also a finalist for the Best Indie Book Competition. Not least, the novel earned a BookLife Prize Critic's Report score of 9.75 out of 10.
It's great to find appreciative readers, critics, and editors.
I hope you will come along on this journey with me, Max, and his grandson and family.
Gary
We all have many journeys. Gary’s began in a small Midwest town, where he could play unfettered in the woods, finding an early love for nature and learning self-reliance. The space program and the night skies hooked him on astronomy. After finishing college, the wide world beckoned, and his fascination with science drew him to California to participate in the booming tech industry. Now he still stares upward, wondering what it all is about.