Greetings and nods to all our super Stage 32 members; aren't we a talented, inspired group! There have been several Stage 32 topics that have enhanced my writing and character development. Best of all, we keep learning. RB has been a great influence to me. Anyway, I reside in Western Canada, Okanagan Valley wine country. My specter of writing entails Intel thrillers (think Homeland), authors Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Brad Thor for example. Two of my novels published include Book one of the Art Dodek Intel series, "The Brave One Strikes Back" and "Protect, Then Defend," Book two; there's a third nearly lining up for publisher's editing process. Sections of the stories cut too close to home. It's a pleasure meeting readers and authors at my book signing and readin events.You can tell a book by its cover; you can also tell a lot of an author by his dedication and passion for writing. Enjoy the stories, messages, notes, discussions from our Stage 32'ers.