Posts filed under ‘Walt Trizna’
BOOKBUZZR INTERVIEW
I was asked by Bookbuzzr some questions about my career as a writer. Here is the post.
UPDATE INTERVIEW
I thought I’d share this interview with you, my loyal readers.
My interview is at the end of the article.
http://bookmarketingbuzzblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/interview-with-debra-englander.html
UPDATED BIO
My consistent readers,
I recently wrote a detailed bio for one of my publishers.
I thought I would share it with you.
Walt
WALT TRIZNA
BIO
I now live in West Chester, Pennsylvania, but I was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey – a tough town. My mother was an avid reader and I picked up the habit. Sitting on the back porch with book in hand was better than venturing into the city and being beat-up. I learned this the hard way.
I obtained my bachelors degree in biochemistry from Oklahoma State University in 1969, and five days later reported for pilot training in Alabama. I always wanted to learn to fly, and did, but I hit a brick wall when it came to jets and washed out. At one point my instructor said, “Trizna, your landings scare me.” If he only knew how much they scared me. I then went to something where the landings weren’t important, just the accuracy. After a great deal of training, I became the crew commander of a Titan II ICBM. While stationed in Wichita, I earned a masters degree in biology from Wichita State University.
After my four-year military career was completed, I went into research. Renal physiology was the area in which I worked. I was employed by three medical schools and at the last, UCLA School of Medicine; I met my wife, Joni. With grants drying up, I found a job in industry and would work for a company for 22 years that would eventually become GlaxoSmithKline.
After a layoff at the age of 61, I decided to become a full-time writer. I had written science fiction and horror while still working, and now I could concentrate on my passion. When writing science fiction, I enjoy adding a healthy dose of science fact to give the story a hint of believability.
Joni and I have two daughters. Annie works at an independent book store and Lynn is a farmer. We love them both and encourage them to explore life wherever it may lead.
STINK BUGS
I pose a question to those who share the invasion of stink bugs.
I was camping with my wife, Joni, a few days ago and was bombarded by the pests.
One landed in by beard, I swatted it, and carried its smell.
This set me thinking about Albert Schweitzer. He had a deep reverence for life; would step around an ant.
My question is, would Albert Schweitzer step on a stink bug?
9/11 POEM
My consistent readers,
I first published this poem on my blog last year on 9/11.
I wanted to revisit the memory burned in my mind that fateful day ten years ago.
JUMPERS
They were like birds flying,
Leaping from flaming windows,
No wings to purchase air,
No hope of flying home.
They were like birds flying,
Tumbling in twos, alone,
Flashing by in a smoke-filled sky
While crowds watched in horror.
They were like birds flying
Flights, imprinting the nation’s memory.
They were like birds flying,
Carrying us into a world of fear.
UPDATE SPELLBOUND 2011
I’ll have a short story, The Mansion of Nightmares, coming out soon in the anthology, Spellbound 2011, published by Melange Books.
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