According to the book description of
FROM HERO TO INMATE: The
Destructive Path Some Veterans Choose,
"How is it possible for a hero to end
up in jail or prison? Simply put, that
hero makes some bad choices. For
almost nine years, I went into the
King County Jail system to try to help
veterans who were in jail. I worked
for the State of Washington Department
of Veterans Affairs, assigned to the
King County Veterans Program's VIP -
Veterans Incarcerated Project. FROM
HERO TO INMATE, The Destructive Path
Some Veterans Choose presents actual,
but anonymous, case histories to
demonstrate the bad choices some
veterans make, and what I did to try
to help them get on to a better life
outcome. FROM HERO TO INMATE, The
Destructive Path Some Veterans Choose
also uses case histories of what some
veterans did to reach a good outcome.
Many veterans unknowingly have mental
health issues, including Depression
and PTSD, that effect their behavior.
Often, those issues lead to alcohol
and drug problems, as the veteran
tries to self medicate in an attempt
to feel good or feel better. FROM HERO
TO INMATE, The Destructive Path Some
Veterans Choose lists many resources
for veterans to get some help, if they
want to get help. My goal is to try to
reach out and help veterans and
service providers who work with
veterans. By using actual case
histories, and resources for help,
many veterans and service providers
might benefit."
According to the book description of
The Sculptor and Other Thrilling Tales,
“THE SCULPTOR and 44 more thrilling
tales, including: The Guy With The
White Hair, The Last Night Of The
Hyena, The Last Surprise, No Fortune
In The Fortune Cookie, A Scratch In
The Night, The Shooter, Gabe's Great
Grub, A Sad Ending, The Murder, Big
Trees, Squinty Eyed Joe And The
Flaming Hemmorhoids, Pappy's Last Day,
Somewhere In Florida, The Nuns And Bad
Language At The Fire, Mrs. Palla's
Wild Ride, The Ant Lady, The D.B.
Cooper Episode, The Chocolate Cream
Pie Incident, High Pressure 90,
Strangers In The Night, The Potato
Man, The Tears Of A Clown, My Seven
Days In October, The Elevator Maggot.
The Second Chair, Din of Iniquity, The
Fracas At 6AM, Six Seconds, John's
Last Call, Lenny The Bank Walker,
Dream Sruck, The Fire And The
Raccoons, The Pierce Road Fire, The
Alice Episode, A Guardian Angel
Encounter?, Sleeping Through The Fire
Call, The EMpty Chair, Al's
Extrerminating Service, The Pee-Ping
Tom, Post Mortem, Tag Man, The
Stranger On The Train, The Mystery
Shitter, and The Sculptor.”
According to the book description of Golfing
In America: Golfing Observations & Train Travel Amid Short Stories, “While ‘Amtraking’
to a golf course; the sights, sounds, and happenings on the train; plus happenings and views through the window, during two
very strange Amtrak train rides, help set the stage for a collection of short stories. Please note: The author plans to donate
a portion of the proceeds from this book's sales to programs helping homeless and at-risk veterans, and, community helping
organizations. Blended with the various AMTRAK train happenings, sights and sounds, and the author's past fire department
anecdotes, the reader will encounter: John’s Last Call, $29.95 Slacks, Six Seconds, Post Mortem, Nicky’s Exterminating
Service, Tag Man, Somewhere in Florida, Lenny The Bank Walker, The Alice Episode, Call in The Night, The Sculptor, Fracas
at 6:42 AM, A Scratch in The Night, Potato Man, Stranger on The Train, The Elevator Maggot, Last Night of The Hyena, No Fortune
in The Fortune Cookie, The Guy With The White Hair, The Tears of a Clown, Ben’s Wild Ride, Big Trees, and Old Pappy.
All combine to make a very interesting read. For golfers, the main nugget is learning the secret of what is quite possibly
the most challenging, "golfer wallet friendly,” golf course to play in America.”
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