This author started writing in his youth, but never attempted
publication. He just hoped this might be one of the ways to distinguish himself in the creative arts. Although art and music were on his mind too, they were not to become his challenge to obscurity
. In High School he was caught making up book reports in English from "books" that didn't exist. Detentions seemed to become a part of his High School life. As a young man from
Philadelphia, the author enlisted in the US Air Force serving four years as a crew chief on the B-47 bomber. Soon after discharge he became a police officer in a New Jersey community. Over the next twenty five
years he served in many capacities. First as a patrolman, then as a detective. During this time he made sergeant and later moving on to Lieutenant and Captain he served in various positions of command. He retired
as a Deputy Chief of Police, a rank he held for several years before retiring after 25 years of service.
During those years he wrote quite a bit, but in the form of manuals, S.O.P.'s, General Orders, and
reports. Many of those reports had to be attested to before the courts or grand juries. During those years he was involved in the investigation of many crimes, which included homicides, robberies,
burglaries, frauds, narcotics and vice.
Receiving degrees in Law/Justice and Public Administration, the curriculums were heavily weighted in the behavioral sciences. Classes in creative writing, philosophy
and literature peaked his interest for the most part. He graduated with honors, which surely would have shocked his high school teachers if they knew. He enjoyed writing stories and descriptions of people and
events, but police work leaves little opportunity for metaphors and the creative expressions of fiction. You know, "Just the facts".
After retirement, he and his wife, Gloria, moved to Naples, Florida. He
wanted to pursue creative arts in the form of painting, music, and writing. The best of plans many times get delayed by circumstances. Among those delays were several years engaging in real estate sales and
trading stocks and options on line. He and his father, George Sr., attended Professional Writing classes for several years, which resulted in George's father being published at age 79. That was
encouraging. Now all George had to do was couple perspiration with inspiration. The result: "The Virtuoso".
During those years he took on a writing endeavor quite different. Joining with
a teacher of metaphysics and spiritual pathways, Dr. Dean Portinga, he was invited to pen a book from material made available to him and free to add his own research. He did so as co-author of that work:
"Spiritual Insights From a Whole New Concept of The Ten Commandments". It was a broadening experience for him, both as a writer and as a student of new age ideas.
Discovering the personal
computer in the early nineties, his creative expression became more prevalent and the author even explored the use of the web to publish thoughts and ideas. With the advent of the BLOG, a contraction for web
log, he joined many others in publishing his thoughts, "out there". He thought he might enjoy writing short stories, not having the patience for novels.
And now, entering the arena of creative
expression, unlike the writing expression that police work afforded him, or most other non-fiction venues, his imagination is cranking up to higher plateaus with hopes of entertaining his readership. The thought of
doing this by offering to others a few hours of escape on the pages of a book is very rewarding.
