Dear People,
For a moment I thought was going to start somewhere else, but no: the big news this time is still that I’ve finished the plot for the next RCN (Leary/Mundy) space opera and expect to begin writing very soon. My working title is IN THE STORMY RED SKY, but that may change. Possibly to CRUISER CAPTAIN. I’ll run options by my demon support staff soon. continue reading…
Drake Dudes at Christmas 2007
A picture of my wife Jo and me, March 1970
I was born on September 24, 1945, in Dubuque, Iowa. In 1967 I graduated from the University of Iowa with a BA in History (with honors) and Latin; married my wife Jo (one son, Jonathan, born 1973); and entered Duke Law School. I was drafted out of law school and served in the army 1969-71, spending most of 1970 as an interrogator with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the Blackhorse, in Vietnam and Cambodia.
Tristan, Jonathan, and Dave Drake with the sword and scabbard which Hank Reinhardt made for Jonathan.
Grandpa Dave, Tristan and Jonathan, May 2007
Jonathan, Tristan and Grandpa Dave, 2005
TECHNOLOGY 2 DAVE 0 - I managed to set the camera for a 2-second (instead of 10-second) delay twice before I finally got a picture of the twelve of us (most of my extended family) at dinner for my 59th birthday on September 24, 2004.
SUCCESS! Counterclockwise from Mark Van Name at the head of the table: Sarah VN; April Drake; Tristan D; Jonathan D; Jennie Faries; me; my wife Jo D; Allyn Vogel; Scott VN; and Rana VN. You'll notice that my repeated screwups with the camera worked as a great comedy turn, so people were smiling more naturally than is sometimes the case.