0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}  Dr Bob Rich has retired 5 times so far, with 3 (paying) occupations still going. He may retire as an editor (the one time he competed, he won Preditors and Editors top editor award), but writing is the chocolate icing on the cake of his life. A major joy of his life is that he is a professional grandfather. And because he loves so many children, he has been a committed conservationist since 1972, because he wants those kids to have a life, and a life worth living. You can find out more about him at https://bobrich18.wordpress.com  Bob writes fiction, and doesn't worry about genre: A series of 4 books about the REAL little people (the Ehvelen). One of these, The Making of a Forest Fighter won a Dream Realm Award. An EPPIE Award winning SF novel Sleeper, Awake. His 15th book, the novel Ascending Spiral, which is spiritual inspiration through historical and science fiction. His latest publication is Guardian Angel, the story of how an Australian Aboriginal girl born in 1850 conquered hate and disdain. And 3 short story collections Striking Back from Down Under is 26 stories in which the underdog has the resources to win over the bullly. Through Other Eyes is an anthology of stories in which you see the reality of many very different people, as observed by a master psychologist. Bizarre Bipeds is an amusing collection of science fiction stories that will make you see humanity in a new light. Bob also writes non-fiction: How to build your own house with your own hot little hands. Woodworking for Idiots Like Me, an EPPIE winner. Psychology self-help: Anger and Anxiety: Be in charge of your emotions and control phobias. and Personally Speaking: answers to cries for help. Living and thriving on cancer planet. And a multiple award-winning biography.  

Best Editor 2007, Preditors and Editors
Three EPPIE Award wins and several finalists.
Dream Realm Award winner 2002