Who are you?

I’m a Florida native, a former journalist, news editor and trial attorney. I’m a graduate of the College of Journalism at University of Florida, and the Florida State University College of Law. I live on Florida’s Gulf Coast, on a barrier island west of Tampa. I began writing fiction during 2003, after I retired. I write novels, novellas and short fiction.

What have you published?

My first short story was published in a literary review called Sabal. I attended a writer’s conference at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, and my story, titled Crawford Creek, won the “best of” conference award in the short story category. You can purchase a copy of the 2007 edition of Sabal online from Eckerd College here:   Crawford Creek is a sort of ghost story. It takes place at my fishing camp on the Chassahowitzka River, north of Tampa.

I also published a story titled Boy From Red Bluff in SoMa Literary Review, a San Francisco-based, online publication:   You can read this story for free online.

During April 2009 the Prizm Division of Torquere Press  published my novel, Josef Jaeger, set in the early days of Nazi Germany. This is a 100,000 word book aimed at Young Adult readers, but it’s suitable for mature readers as well. You can buy it at Prizm Books or you can buy it through the Amazon and Barnes & Noble websites.

In addition to the above, I publish erotica pieces — short fiction and novellas — under a pseudonym. I do this because I don’t want the children in my family or my friends’ kids  finding this material when they Google Uncle Jeré’s name on the Internet. If you have a burning desire to read my erotic stories, send me an e-mail and I’ll provide you with my pseudonym. I have published several such pieces and more will be published during summer 2009.

Besides writing, what are your interests?

Reading, working out at the YMCA, exercising, distance running, swimming, and surfing on Florida’s east coast. I do quite a bit of traveling and often spend my summers in Europe, to escape the Florida heat. I like to cook and garden. I’m a beer and wine drinker. I live one hundred yards from a white sand beach and the Gulf of Mexico, and every evening I’ll watch sunset with my neighbors.

What’s your next major project?

I’ve completed a second novel that takes place in Brevard County on Florida’s east coast. It’s about a lawyer who falls from grace and his struggle to redeem himself in the eyes of his teenage son. I’m waiting until my first novel, Josef Jaeger, is published and, hopefully, sells a decent number of copies, before I try to market my second book.

If I have a question about your work or about writing in general,
may I contact you?

You can contact me via e-mail through this website. I’ll try to respond to every e-mail I receive, but please be patient. It might be a week or so before I reply.