As many of you know or might guess after reading it, both narrators, Joseph and Pedro, are based on “JP’, my actual civilian name. But Pedro is the main vehicle for the semi-autobiographical aspect of the novel. Likewise, the character of Nadia Czonka is a depiction of my first wife, Aubray Tomkinson. We were “exuberantlyContinue reading “Birding — Pedro and Nadia”
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Excerpt from “Birding in the Face of Terror” — Act I
In keeping with the theatrical motif established by the Prologue, “Birding” is divided into acts rather than chapters. Act I begins with the introduction of the primary first-person narrator, Pedro, and his wife Nadia. Pedro drives charter busses for a motor coach company in the Central Coast region of California. His job keeps him veryContinue reading “Excerpt from “Birding in the Face of Terror” — Act I”
Not One, Not Two 