D. A. Blankinship’s stories take you to timeless places where you meet people who are familiar, yet, mysterious. In his stories, Dr. Blankinship draws on his training and experience as a psychologist and psychotherapist, and on his research into how people cope with extreme stress and develop confidence in others. He takes readers deep into the thoughts and lives of his characters as they confront life-changing problems. Their decisions—and the consequences of their decisions—will surprise you. Blankinship’s stories explore the challenge of living in a dangerous and unpredictable world and the importance of family, friends, and guiding principles for helping us rise above crisis and live happier lives.

By area: education, BA, MS (w/ honors), PhD; scholastics, Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, Psi Chi (psychology honor society), Phi Delta Kappa (educator’s honor society), Phi Kappa Phi (international, multidisciplinary honor society), Kansas Psychological Association Award for Research (graduate division); career, numerous commendations for research, Certificate in Rational-Emotive Therapy, letter of appreciation from the Prime Minister of Ethiopia; community service, president of the Community Optimists Club of Whitewater, WI, president of the Rotary Club of Oswego, KS, city council member in Oswego, KS, and Paul Harris Fellow (+2) with Rotary International

Authors, writers, and reviewers worth a look: Benjamin Blue * Bill Flynn * Debra Purdy Kong * Ellen M George * Peter Grondin * Gary Val Tenuta * Glenn G. Thater * Lila Pinord * Michael Balkind * Mike Monahan * Steven Rage

Ten-Par, Inc
The author's official site

Reducing Extreme Poverty in Sub-Sahara Africa
My major life's work is to promote a better understanding of, and response to, extreme poverty in Ethiopia and sub-Sahara Africa--this site has more information (please note that Scoloderus is a futurist thriller set on the North American continent and is not related to Africa or poverty-reduction)