About John Outram:

I grew up in a typical southern Ontario city when it was considered normal for a kid to roam anywhere anytime without fear or concern for their safety. It was unusual to lock the doors of our homes in those times even though there were horrible wars across the oceans. Our town was situated on a beautiful river draining a network of lakes famous for their sparkling waters and fighting fish. There was time to enjoy life, read books, listen to the radio and be kids unlike what seems to be the way kids live today and that became prologue to a career in industry, construction, manufacturing and management as an electrical engineer. I could not stay in one organization or job much past the time I knew how to do it well and then became anxious to move on. It was difficult for my wife and family during that period but our kids acquired a dose of the itchy foot and soon flew far from the nest. My career took me overseas many times particularly while serving on an international working group writing product and process standards and part of our national committee. So many changes have occurred during my decades in this world that there is no time to just watch them happen but it is necessary to grab the ring and go with it. Lately, I’ve had time to focus on a youthful passion to write imaginative stories of life as I have seen it or have imagined it might happen. Writing provides an opportunity to live other lives in the exploits of my characters. What might my experience have been if I’d taken a different turn at any number of times in the past? My wife has been a constant support and now puts up with long periods away from her on the keyboard. All authors must have someone in the background to keep the clean and fed. Thank you dear.