Recently Bob Grove, prose critique facilitator for
NCWN-West, told us that he had published three more books. Bob has published 18
books already, but he has not stopped writing or publishing. I asked Bob to
write something for our blog about him and his writing. This is what he said:
I suspect the fact that I bounced through five different
colleges and universities before I settled down on a major could account for
the diversions of my life—at least partially. I was on a first-name basis with
the university registrar who patiently processed me through about a dozen
different changes.
Although I've written and published 18 books, the most
recent three were spawned by vastly separate circumstances.
I have a large extended family—sixteen grandchildren (last
count) and a half-dozen great-grandchildren. They like to hear amusing stories
about my life, and I enjoy telling them. Thus, was born Misadventures of an Only Child.
My autobiography continues to serve well for public
readings; the revelations are usually followed up by one typical question from
the audience: “Did you really do that?”
Yes, I did.
One of my fifty or so professions, occupations, and odd jobs
included (and still includes) auctioneering. A personal fascination, is the
endless assortment of bogus medical contraptions that have been foisted on the
vulnerable public for centuries. I began collecting some of them myself, and
finally wrote a descriptive, illustrated collection of these devices, entitled Medical Quackery.
And thirdly, my fascination with the workings, and more
specifically, misworkings of the human mind led me to teach adult education
classes in the recognition of mental disorders (my wife says I’m ADHD/OCD). I
soon realized that there weren’t many easy-to-read volumes available on the
subject, propelling me to publish my own textbook for classroom instruction, Abnormal Psychology.
Bob earned his bachelor’s degree from Kent State University
and his master’s degree from Florida Atlantic University. He and his wife Judy
live in Brasstown, NC.
You will find Bob’s books on Amazon.com, Kindle and on
Create Space:
https://www.createspace.com/4669441 Misadventures of an Only child
https://www.createspace.com/7300982 Medical Quackery
https://www.createspace.com/7267696 Abnormal Psychology
Interview by Glenda Council Beall
