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I attended another writing class offered by Eileen Albrizio last Saturday at The Buttonwood in Middletown and have also attended HTML and photography classes at Manchester Community College. The MCC classes were necessary as part of my plan to build a quality web site for my writing career. I have also gotten involved in attending three recurring town board meetings (Selectmen, Finance, & Education). I have a better understanding of the inner workings of my town and it is interesting to see the dynamics of the decision making process. In some ways, the town meetings are not that much different than the VP, Director, and Managerial meetings that I was required to attend at Northeast Utilities prior to my retirement.

Henry Kelly - the second entry in the Jim Buchanan Characters Series

Henry Kelly, known to his friends as Hank, spent thirty years in the New York City Coroner’s Office before deciding to retire at age 62. Balancing the dual priorities of staying one step ahead of the mob while investigating other violent crimes and murders, Hank's methods won him unflinching support in the New York City Police Precincts and earned him the reputation as an honest and thorough coroner. A former military physician during Vietnam, Hank moved to Thompson Falls and accepted a position as Sanders County Coroner. His intention was to fully retire at age 65 and enjoy life in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains. Little did he know that he would become deeply involved in the investigations of some of the most heinous and baffling crimes ever to hit the Great American Northwest.

Writing class coming up

Since my last blog entry, I've heard from my former writing professor, I was bitten by one of my dogs, I took an 'HTML Made Easy' class, my son got married, my wife purchased a new laptop PC for me as a gift, I began an effort to get more involved in local government, and I've made significant effort on the first novel in the 'Jim Buchanan Series'. This Saturday, I will be attending a writing class at the Buttonwood in Middletown. I've gotten accustomed to retirement and can visualize all three novels (Montana Harvest, Mystery at Little Bitterroot, and The Killing Zone) being completed and ready for publishing by the beginning of next year.