Marvin Mark Stepp

The Journey Home (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

John spotted the trampled grass blades in the grassy bank and overturned stones lying in the clear water creek bed. Someone had been there, probably within the last twenty minutes. The stones were still wet; their mossy tops still slick, despite the boiling sunlight. How long had it been since John had seen another human face? Six months, a year? He'd lost track of time a long time ago. Better to avoid contact, no complications, no pain, no questions. Just better that way.

He started to turn the other way when he spotted the small shoe print: A child, probably only five or six. No adult prints were close by. Too young to be out here alone in the woods, miles from tourist areas, perhaps hundreds of miles from any cities. A knee print was barely visible in the dry dirt bank. Obviously, the kid had kneeled down to drink directly from the stream.

John moved silently along the creek bank, looking to see where the kid had left the stream. He moved downstream about twenty yards before he stopped and turned around. Figures. An adult would have traveled downstream. The conventional wisdom was that streams run to rivers and rivers run to the sea, with civilization scattered all along the way. But a seven-year-old kid would not know that.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Old American Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798224224937
• Artikelnr.: 72361641

Autorenporträt

Mark Stepp graduated college with double majors in journalism and education. His minors were professional writing, psychology, English, and math. He is SAP and OSHA certified, a certified systems engineer and database manager, a former financial adviser and tax adviser, and a certified sea captain (sail boats). His only complaint is being bored. He began his career as a reporter and photographer for Oklahoma County News Publishing. His beat was the eastern half of Oklahoma County. He later became editor-in-chief for the Wewoka Daily Times. After leaving the Times, he took over publication of the Mayes County Chronicle and then went to work as the assistant city life editor for the Oklahoma Journal, a large daily covering Oklahoma City and the surrounding area. He has ghost written more than a dozen books. After the Journal went out of business, Stepp spent a few years as a freelance photographer for Globe Photos, an international stock photography company, before becoming the lead editor at Old American Publishing, specializing in hometown publications. During that time he also worked as a technical editor for some of Houston's Fortune 100 companies, primarily creating publications for those companies. He spent 12 years with Schlumberger Oilfield Services as a senior technical writer/editor. He took an early retirement in 2017 to concentrate on writing novels. Today, he is CEO of Sunshine America video productions. As a businessman, Stepp has owned two weekly newspapers (Mayes County Chronicle and Harrah News); two printing companies (Presto Print and Astroprint); a property management company (Showcase Home Management); three vapor stores (Captain Vapor), and a publishing company (Old American Publishing). He describes himself as a professional writer and businessman. He obtained his securities license in 1987, and has been active in the stock market since that time. Stepp has two daughters, one owns and operates a Pilates Studio in Texas, and the other is a book editor. He loves to travel and plans someday to officially retire in the Philippines. His wife, Cherry, works for a financial planning company in Oklahoma.