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I am a living American author whose novels are nearly all set in a certain large American city which is not in New York or California. But I never lived in that city until I was in my 20s. I was married to a person who was a national of a country that is considered these days to be evil. My books have won a Pulitzer Prize, and been adapted for a movie that was nominated for an Oscar. I never do interviews or book tours.
Fascinating story Clay Lady. It sounds as though you had quite a career. It's nice to be paid for something that is a passion. Something else worked out in part due to your efforts.
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I was a native of Philadelphia who grew up partly in New York City. I liked to tinker with electronics from an early age. As a boy I wired a communication system for my friends using old phone equipment. My career can be traced back to my childhood fascinations: the switches on my electric train and my familys' first dial telephone. I wanted to know how they worked. I collected and posted patents in my dorm room while in college. When I met my wife on a blind date I invited her up to my room to look at my patents. She thought patents was a code name for something else. She didn't realize I had a lifelong fascination with patents. She thought I was crazy but we were married for 58 years.
During WWII I designed circuits for early digital computers and played a key role in the creation of encryption machines for military and domestic use. AND something else...............
Fascinating story Clay Lady. It sounds as though you had quite a career. It's nice to be paid for something that is a passion. Something else worked out in part due to your efforts.
LOL At first I thought you were talking about my very own personal life work - which is my passion and pays somewhat well.
I am a living American author whose novels are nearly all set in a certain large American city which is not in New York or California. But I never lived in that city until I was in my 20s. I was married to a person who was a national of a country that is considered these days to be evil. My books have won a Pulitzer Prize, and been adapted for a movie that was nominated for an Oscar. I never do interviews or book tours.
I grew up in North Carolina, and married an Iranian, and a dog was one of the principle characters in my book-movie that was nominated for an oscar. There was a best acting Oscar awarded for it.
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