More than you care to know about me or I was dumb enough to tell you. Part-time author and full-time bottle washer for <a href="http://www.adventurebooksofseattle.com/">Adventure Books of Seattle.</a> Author of the novels <i>Say Goodbye to the Sun, The 13th Day of Christmas, Revenge Story, The Corona Incident,</i> and others. My most recent work, co-authored with Skipp Porteous of Sherlock Investigations, is <i>Into The Blast - The True Story of D.B. Cooper.</i> It presents the case that former Northwest Airlines employee Kenneth Christiansen was the famous hijacker. I've had to take a lot of abuse over that one, but I stand by it completely. The History Channel is airing a show based on it in January 2011. I also work a regular job. Why I signed on for this ridiculous workload, I'll never know. But I enjoy it anyway. When I'm not writing or editing, I can often be found camping the high country of the Pacific Northwest. At different times <a href="http://adventurebooks.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/18/905159-twenty-five-years-ago-my-idiocy-on-mount-rainier/">I've been stuck on Mount Rainier</a>, <a href="http://adventurebooks.newsvine.com/_news/2007/05/20/729944-my-40-years-on-ozette-island/">was washed out into the ocean for a couple of days and made a lot of promises to God</a>, and once got <a href="http://adventurebooks.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/04/1002074-lost-in-the-cascade-mountains-a-personal-adventure/">lost for an entire month in the Cascade Mountains in winter</a>. Don't you hate it when that stuff happens? I'm occasionally shot at by nearsighted hunters who mistake me for a moose. I'm a big fan of schools and working folk. More than 400 illustrated articles on all manner of subjects can be found by using either the 'Tag Cloud' or 'User Content' links in the white box to your right. Tag Cloud is by tag. User content is month-to-month. <b>Schoolkids:</b> See the notice at the bottom about using most articles from this column. I make it easy. All articles are published under a Creative Commons - Non-Commercial - No Derivatives License, with the strict exception of short stories drawn from the files of Escape Velocity or other short stories published by Adventure Books of Seattle. Those items are copyright, and can only be used with permission from the individual authors, although you CAN link to them if you wish and use the first paragraph under Fair Use rules. I love to collect hardback childrens' books with the dust covers and give them away to needy kids at Christmas. So send me some. Our address is on our main website through a downloadable image file on the <a href="http://www.adventurebooksofseattle.com/">Information for Libraries and Bookstores page.</a> Don't MAKE me come looking for you. Kids need books or they turn out at less than their potential. Ask any teacher. A lot of my time is spent editing books. I enjoy taking the occasional classic and making it better. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pilot-Down-Presumed-Dead-Illustrated/dp/0982327102/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1259828585&amp;sr=1-1">This is my latest effort.</a> Many articles here have been linked out to school or teacher-based sites. Here is one of my favorites: <a href="http://adventurebooks.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/20/1891456-ten-good-reasons-to-stop-executing-people-in-the-united-states">'Ten Good Reasons to Stop Executing People in the United States'</a>. Before I settled in the Puget Sound area, <a href="adventurebooks.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/11/1482042-a-mothers-day-tribute-my-mom-is-cooler-than-your-mom/">my Auntie Mame-type mother</a> dragged me around to Guam, Mexico, Hawaii, Midway Island, the Philippines, Kwajalein Atoll, and a few other places. They were all fun, especially the ones where they used to set off hydrogen bombs or maybe the Japanese Army occupied at one time. I enjoy standing up for the rights of ordinary folks whenever possible, although this practice sometimes gets me into trouble. <b>Special Note on Copying or Linking of Articles</b> - I'm a fan of Cory Doctorow. All articles on this column are published under a Creative Commons/No Derivatives/Non-Commercial License. This means you can copy, use, or distribute complete articles or excerpts for any purpose you wish, as long as you give credit, don't change anything, or sell them commercially. You probably wouldn't make much anyway. Credit Link: <a href="http://adventurebooks.newsvine.com">Robert M Blevins</a>

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