ABOUT THE AUTHOR

My life has been nothing less than a search for meaning during very challenging times. Now, in my late seventies’ I’m reaching a conclusion (of sorts): every action, every experience, contains all the ‘meaning’ necessary, for what else but the moment do we have?

After graduating from college with a BA in Philosophy all I had really achieved was the acquisition of a big ego. My real education (of what was really important) had only just begun and would continue to the end of my days.

Born in a rural setting in N. Germany shortly after WW2 I developed a deep love and respect for nature, especially trees. An early childhood ambition was to become a forester. My family, alas, decided to emigrate to the USA in 1957 so the focus changed.

After a good dose of travelling I found myself in the UK (1975) and have remained here ever since.

Major life events

Three marriages and twice widower –
Adopted and moved to the US in 1957 –
Taught the following subjects in England and Wales: Modern Languages, Biblical Hebrew, Music Theory, Art (produced two educational resources on drawing techniques, Bristol 2000), Linguistics (French, Spanish, and English as a second language).

Note: the ‘sixteen stories’ reveal much more of the ‘inner me’ than the above facts and figures…