"My books are like water; those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) everybody drinks water."-- Mark Twain Gary Henicke specializes in writing realistic fiction; both historical and contemporary. Henicke is blessed to have an overdeveloped imagination. He often gets his ideas for stories from dreams. Some of Henicke's favorite authors are Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, Stephen King, Rod Serling, Richard Matheson (writer on Twilight Zone, also wrote I am Legend), and Earl Hamner (best known for "The Waltons"). Gary Henicke does not write in a particular genre. In these times of mega novel series, it's important to value the importance of the short stories, novelettes, and novellas. A great story doesn't have be a book the size of a dictionary.