Authors

October 3authors, alba marie pasteroek

I am thankful for authors because without authors there would be no books. I only know a few of author's personally, but I admire them all greatly. I respect anybody that creates anything, whether it be wooden items such as furniture, glass and ceramics, paintings, photographs, stained glass, etc. But books, I think, are essential to humans. They are a major source of knowledge and a major source of entertainment. It doesn't have to be on paper. It can be virtual on the computer or e-reader. But they are books, nonetheless. I admire author's of fiction. They can create a story in their mind and go through the hoops and the ups-and-downs to the final conclusion. It takes a massive amount of organization and imagination. 

This is a photo of an author friend of my family who writes under her real name, Alba Marie Pastorek, but who is known to friends by her nickname, Rietzi. She worked for many years at the Presbytery of Louisiana with my wife Bebe. She asked me to take this photo of her for her Amazon author profile. She is a romance novelist who has four books available through Amazon, either in hardback, paperback, and/or ebooks. She uses her extensive world traveling experience to cast her heroines in far away places. She is a great writer and a wonderful person. Her romances are "clean" compared to many of the contemporary ones. She also has a wonderful singing voice.

Another author friend is Malcolm Shuman, author of archeological mysteries. He is an outstanding story teller and uses his knowledge of archeology as an archeological consultant to create great "whodunnits".  His books can also be found on Amazon. 

author and creator

author and creator

you fashion from nearly naught

your products are intricate

and which are so widely sought

mystery and thrillers

composed of so much fiction and fact

your stories are endless

intricately woven and exact

we owe you our lives

we owe you our time

for you’re the author and creator

of our lives sublime.

© rt tulley