I Made My Boy Out of Poetry is a powerful literary vision of rare scope, beauty and emotional intensity composed of stories and poems that flow in and out of each other like the most lucid and articulate of dreams. These are portraits and studies of
My second book is about a boy who has Asperger's Syndrome and is bullied to the point to where he shoots up his school. I have divided the excerpts from it into three parts: Before, during and after the shooting.
Mark Raney has been writing for more than 25 years. His sea adventures are charming, exhilarating, and dynamic. Now available for download, and in paperback.
Mark Raney graduated Camp LeJeune High School in 1955, and North Carolina State University in 1960.
After working for ten years as an Industrial Engineer and Plant Manager,primarily in the Garment Industry, he became a fiction writer.
Background
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Writing is as addictive to your soul as the sea is to a sailor. Years ago, I worked the daily life of a commercial fisherman in order to be able to write about the sea, not knowing that I would fall in love with the sea myself.
Birth Place
Jacksonville, NC
Accomplishments
I have novels that are available as e-books that can be downloaded instantly. I have print on demand at Lulu.com. I have also produced, directed, and written short films.