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Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
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I am a retired US Government employee currently working as a Defense contractor in the United Kingdom. I started writing fiction some 20 years ago but, with a full-time job and other obligations, I never gave my writing the time necessary to become truly successful. Now, I hope to be FULLY retired in 2-3 years and devote full-time to being an author. I have written two (unpublished) novels and several short stories, a couple of which have appeared in online publications. I am currently working a third novel (hope springs eternal). I have been published extensively in government documents and publications, the majority of which, alas, cannot be viewed by the general public. My novels can be described as being halfway between Alan Drury and Tom Clancy. The short fiction tends toward horror and SF. Who knows where the muse takes us when we sit down and hit the keyboard?
Flash! I have recently been married to a wonderful girl named Cathy - at 61 years of age! It goes to show it's never too late!
Birth Place: Providence, RI USA
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Books
|  | The Ghosts of Hanoi by Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
The first three chapters of my first novel, "The Ghosts of Hanoi" - it's about the aftermath of Vietnam; specifically the POW/MIA issue. Publishers/agents please contact me if interested....
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| In the Name of the Sun by Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
The first part of my latest novel, combining science fiction with elements of a spy" novels. I'm currently working on Part Two. What do you think?...
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Short Stories
Rico, DeePee, Leaky and the “War Wagon” by Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
Otherwise know as "How I Spent the Summer of ''65." (Pretty much a true story . . .)...
Let There Be Lights by Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
Recently published in GateWay SF Magazine online - check it out at http://www.geocities.com/scifieditor//stories.html...
Present Arms by Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
I wrote this little dark fantasy a long time ago - I thought would be an instant, though obviously controversial, hit. Then the Cold War ended . . ....
Last Tango in Paradise by Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
A little thing I came up with when I was taking ballroom dancing lessons. It was dedicated to my wonderful instructor, Kathleen Ireton....
War is Hell! by Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
This is a TRUE story. This actually happened to me and a buddy named John Allen in Vietnam back in '67. I only hope Johhny reads it and gets in touch with me....
PIP Van Winkle by Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
I've had trouble getting this one published. Can you guess why?...
Wrong Gates by Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
What really happened to the 11 Sep hijacker/bombers (at least, one can hope . . .)...
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Articles
Political Correctness” – No Longer a Joke, But a Menace by Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
Has "political correctness" gone too far and is it time to get rid of it altogether?...
In Commemoration of the Event Known as the Holocaust by Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
I wrote this a couple of years ago right around this time of year for a small magazine for Air Force personnel stationed in the UK. In fact I was asked to write it. It was not published because they...
April 30, 1975 by Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
In April of 2000, when I was living in Dayton, Ohio, the local newspaper asked for reminiscences of what had happened 25 years earlier the fall of Saigon. The following is what I submitted. I was to...
What Ramsey Clark is Up To by Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
Have you seen Ramsey Clark's website? Amazing . . ....
The Writer's Plight by Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
A little whining here . . ....
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Additional information
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| By the way, the picture you see was taken in Paris in early December 2006. Yes, I had just turned 61 and, no, I do not color my hair. |
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