I started writing down ideas as a way to pass the time on business trips...and  somehow they turned into 9 published book that are getting rave reviews. I always liked to read as I grew up, but never thought I could put together anything that anyone else could connect with. In high school I was able to get a poem published in a religious magazine and another one in a poetry book, but still never saw my potential. Luckily, someone else did. The results are now in print. Misguided Sensitivity is the journey a young boy of divorce takes as he searches for acceptance and happiness. Life Is a Balance, it isn't only about you continues the journey as the boy grows older and attempts to understand those around him and we all can get along. Legends of the Lake tells the special story of how great-grandparents helpa boy of divorce cope and learn life lessons every summer. The Other Side of Horse Racing tells the tale of a teenager of divorce as he tries to escape life by turning to gambling. You're Never Alone is the young adult version of Misguided Sensitivity written for the 13-year-old and up reader. Amore & More in Albuquerque tells the story of a mid-aged man who has lost his mojo and the ladies who help him regain it. All Because of The Tip of a Needle is inspired by the real life drugging scandal a harness driver lives through as he tries to make sense of an issue he wasn't invloved in. This House is a Home tells the story of coal mining and how a small town boy learns that it's not what material things you have in life that makes you who you are, it's who you are and where you came from that means the most.  What the Heart Feels ...is a poetry book written by a teenager in the 1970's as he searches for true love, or any love at all. I'm just glad others relate to what I write...I hope you check all my books at my website, www.PhilipNork.com 

Misguided Sensitivity awarded The Gold Standard 2012 given by The Princeton Literary Review.

Life Is a Balance awarded The Gold Standard 2013 given by The Princeton Literary Review.