River Road Rambler Biography--from the NW Regional Writer's latest book.
Russ who retired in 2005 after
a career as a teacher and then as a scientific computer programmer, began writing
for his own pleasure, soon making it a hobby, then adding a weekly newspaper
column, followed by a blog, Facebooking, thus turning the hobby into an
obsession. He has it under control with
regular attendance at a writer’s group where each member begins by saying “My
name is Russ. I am a writer. I have been writing daily for 792 days now….”
Russ has
self-published a seemingly endless series of local history and local nostalgia
books, some which have sold as many as 300 copies. You can find his writing and
photos at riverroadrambler.blogspot.com
where nearly 25 folks read every word of his blog.
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He is the treasurer
of the Northwest Regional Writers club and never fails to have the bank balance
up-to-date.
He will tell you that he is
one of the most modest, humble and unassuming people in all of the Midwest , and possibly North America . His photo here was a self-portrait taken live
into a mirror. The fuzzy focus captures
his essence.