Jerry Lowenstein, an octogenarian and a nice guy, has written a fantastic mystery/ suspense novel that takes place just after WW2 on and near Bikini Atoll. He actually witnessed an atomic bomb test. Can you imagine that?
Writer, teacher, softball player, husbnd, father -- those are some terms that sum me up, not necessarily in that order
Background
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I grew up in the southeast, mostly Tennessee and South Carolina, and now live in the midwest. A large and close extended family, some good teachers, and frequent trips to the library have been some major influences on my development as a person and a writer.
Accomplishments
Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, several NEH grants, winner of the Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award, 2008