Hi, everybody. I'm a retired English teacher trying to realize a dream I've had since I put on a puppet show in third grade. Wouldn't you know it, I was censored.
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Twenty years as an English/social studies teacher. I have written six novels, working on number seven, STRANGERS ARE FROM ZEUS. SOLDIER'S GAP is the only one I've published. My main influence, if I have one, would be Joseph Heller. Also love Ed McBain's 87th Precinct novels. I have recently posted the first chapter of a completed novel, HONEST THIEF, TENDER MURDERER (under stories) that I'd like some feedback on. I will probably post one or two more chapters of that novel.
"With its complex interplay of bizarre yet believable characters, Soldier's Gap falls somewhere between Northern Exposure and Twin Peaks."
- Dave King, Writer's Digest columnist
"Enthusiastically recommended reading for mystery buffs." Midwest Book Review.
"The story takes place in a small town that is so real that you would swear you would recognize the town of Soldier's Gap immediately if you drove through it. The people are fully authentic and unique. The humor that runs through the book is heart felt and keeps it from being too dark." Amazon reviewer.
"I read the description of Soldier's Gap and snorted coffee all over my laptop. It sounds like great fun." Sleepless - Mystery forum
"This ain't Mayberry and the head of the investigation ain't Andy Griffith (Deputy Sheriff Dave Jenkins arrives on the scene of the murder with a hangover). Jenkins, it is obvious from the start, has his own demons, and they become more apparent as the murder investigation goes along." Amazon reviewer
Some of the best writing that I have encountered. And certainly, a bizarre beginning to a murder that I think will be the subject of an entire book. I have run long distances through neighborhoods and walked long distances through woods, but never have I been so observant as your Jerry Eggy, beleaguered principal, well-developed character, and slaughtered at the end of the first chapter. All of the observations may end up becoming clues as others try to figure out who was so angry with Jerry as to brutally murder in this way.
Ron Hull, author's den contributor and reviewer.
"Soldier's Gap is a smorgasbord of a book, full of quirky yet entirely true-to-life characters that offers humor, mystery, suspense and romance. It's a fun read." Amazon reviewer
Birth Place: St. Cloud, MN US
Accomplishments: Excellent reviews on Amazon. Currently averaging four and a half stars from nine reviews. Would appreciate more.
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Soldier's Gap by David A. Schwinghammer Deputy Dave Jenkins investigates the murder of local high school principal, Jerry Egge, but this is a multi-faceted novel that deals with spiritualism, romance, friendship, and children who fall through the cracks.
"Murder isn't usually this funny." Amazon reviewer... Amazon.com,
Soldier's Gap by David A. Schwinghammer When high school principal Jerry Egge is brutally murdered, Deputy sheriff Dave Jenkins begins an eerie investigation. Just about everyone in Soldier, Minnesota, is a suspect.
"Murder isn't usually this funny."
Amazon reviewer... Amazon.com,
Soldier's Gap by David A. Schwinghammer Deputy Dave Jenkins sets out to find the murderer of the local high school principal, aided by a voice from the grave that is sometimes helpful and sometimes misleading.
"Murder isn't usually this funny."
Amazon reviewer... Amazon.com,
Soldier's Gap by David A. Schwinghammer Soldier's Gap is a non-traditional mystery with literary elements. The high school principal is brutally murdered, but Deputy Sheriff Dave Jenkins's search for meaning and love is a much more significant theme.
"Murder isn't usually this funny"
Amazon reviewer... Amazon.com,
Short Stories ( View all 78 stories ) Little Crow by David A. Schwinghammer A farmer shoots the Sioux chief who tried to stop the massacre of white settlers that led to the largest mass execution in American History.
... Electra by David A. Schwinghammer A teacher wards off the advances of
a student while dealing with his impending divorce.
... Today, I go to God by David A. Schwinghammer An elderly nun disappears after telling
her students "Today, I go to God!"... Triskaidekaphobia by David A. Schwinghammer John Gustafson goes to see a shrink about his fear of the number "thirteen".
... The Cynic by David A. Schwinghammer Bob Goodrich can't get a date until he summons up the courage to ask out the office wall flower.
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Poetry ( View all 17 poems ) Alumni Game by David A. Schwinghammer Too old to play, too proud to quit.... Should I Take Ballet? by David A. Schwinghammer A boy is conflicted about what it takes to become a man.
... The Do Drop Inn by David A. Schwinghammer Conversation is dead.
... Girls Who Wear Glasses by David A. Schwinghammer Dorothy Parker doesn't know guys.
... Ode to Neve Campbell by David A. Schwinghammer Neve Campbell shows up in my dream.... Stradivarius by David A. Schwinghammer Old, but still looking for the one. (Sonnet)... Caboose by David A. Schwinghammer Some charm is missing from modern life....
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... Tesla, book review by David A. Schwinghammer How Nikola Tesla managed to self-destruct, while Edison thrived. ... Another Shakespeare Doubter, book review by David A. Schwinghammer If the Earl of Oxford wrote Shakespeare's plays, how do you explain his death in 1604?
... Clueless Judge Compares AR-15's to Swiss Army Knives by David A. Schwinghammer Despite such atrocities as Columbine and the New Town assault on six-year-olds, a conservative judge rules that the California assault rifles ban is unconstitutional.
... Bill Mauldin, WWII Cartoonist, book review by David A. Schwinghammer Author of the Willie and Joe cartoons loved by Greatest Generation soldiers.
... Harper Lee (book review) by David A. Schwinghammer This biography of the author of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD answers the question of why she never wrote another novel.
... Gregg Abbott Shuts Down Housing for Children by David A. Schwinghammer Why would you shut down housing for unaccompanied children at the border when they have no place else to go?
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