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Bob Fields

Biography

Bob Fields possesses an exceptional talent for translating his broadly based life experiences to the written page. A veteran of two wars (three if you count Wall Street), his hardscrabble early life taught him real life lessons; the application of which propelled his success in a military career and numerous business ventures.
After his retirement from business in 1999, he began a career as a Free Lance Writer. His work has been published in regional magazines and company oriented newsletters related to the environment. He has published two print books describing life as a boy in the 1940s, and a highly acclaimed novel; “Rendezvous with Destiny” a well-paced story about discrimination, love, murder, revenge, redemption, and the ultimate understanding between people with disparate backgrounds in small town America.
Bob is currently working on several short stories soon to be published as an anthology about Maine as it once was.
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Smashwords Interview

Do you remember the first story you ever wrote?
Yes, my first story was a non fiction account of how, at age six I imagined myself as Captain Marvel. While on the school yard swing, I waited until the swing was at its highest point and, yelled SHAZAM, and jumped off. I landed on top of a second grade girl, and was punished by teh Nuns for a sexual attack.
What is your writing process?
I am not as disciplined as I should be. I don't have a schedule. I try to read as much as I write, I write every day, often for an hour, other times for two hours. If I am working on a piece I often am writing it in my head while driving or eating or working out side doing chores
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Where to find Bob Fields online

Website: http://www.Bobfieldsbooks.com
Twitter: @iambobfields
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://www.bobfieldsbooks.com

Where to buy in print

https://www.amazon.com/Bob-Fields/e/B00ATTMDZM

Books

Velma by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 47,200. Language: English. Published: September 23, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Action/adventure, Fiction » Romance
What a wonderful, inspiring and encouraging book! I would have read this in one sitting if I could. At any rate, it left me on edge to know what's going to happen next. Once again, Bob Fields is at his best in portraying the best (and sometimes the worst but redeemable) people in real life. The reader finishes the book greatly encouraged by hopes for change and a better life..
The Street Lights Were My Curfew by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 61,390. Language: English. Published: May 19, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Biographical
Before the advent of the Internet, cable TV, Twitter, and all the rest, there was a simpler pace to American life. In the early 20th Century, there was an innocence, a simplicity, a sweetness to life that is sadly missing in today's world. Enjoy this jaunt down memory lane, sure to provoke memories for some, questions for others, and reflections of how life has changed in such a short time.
Thar Be Gold in Them Thar Eels by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 11,650. Language: English. Published: March 26, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
A classic YA adventure of three young boys known as the Elm Street Gang. exploring the themes of friendship, responsibility, loss, love, and endurance while searching for treasure on the Maine coast.
Lust for Blood by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 7,330. Language: English. Published: May 12, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Weird fiction, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
Lust for blood is the terrifying saga of a boy’s lust for human blood. There are many frightening twists in this mix of voodoo magic and drugs. Heroin and Leeches do not play well together
The Crypt by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,340. Language: English. Published: August 30, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
A murdered gypsy girl, Supernatural horror, Count Dracula descendants, teen lovers, unmarked potters’ graves, an abandoned crypt, and a cemetery controlled by spirits. A classic /horror/thriller/paranormal mystery.
Rascal and Bandit by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 12,380. Language: English. Published: April 7, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Animals
Traveling to a wedding reception in Rome New York, Ron and Jane Barnes, residents of a log home located on a lake deep in the Adirondacks woods discovered two abandoned baby Raccoons. Ron and Jane rescued the baby raccoons and devoted the next few months nurturing them and preparing them for release to their natural home in the woods.
Memories from a Shoebox by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 83,490. Language: English. Published: February 14, 2017 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Modern / 20th Century, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
“Memories from a Shoebox” relates a personal account of life rich in adventure and evocative detail. This Anthology touches essential fabric of life growing up in Northern Maine during the 1940s. Anyone interested in the history of this period, or seeks poignant proof that life in any generation is no mere accident, will relish every rollicking page of these homespun American stories
Предприниматель by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,150. Language: Russian. Published: September 24, 2016 by Boris Seaweed. Categories: Fiction » Biographical, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Занимательная история о находчивом молодом человеке, нашедшем возможность неплохо заработать, оказав услугу своим сослуживцам во время летних лагерных сборов Национальной гвардии одного из штатов США.
The Entrepreneur by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,470. Language: English. Published: August 4, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Biographical, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
An entertaining tale of an opportunistic young man deployed with a Maine National Guard unit on summer combat maneuvers. The young man’s ingenuity, organization skills, and creativity endears him with his superiors; creating an opportunity to assume risk and develop an unexpected business opportunity.
Big Gene Little Gene by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,430. Language: English. Published: July 25, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure, Fiction » Alternative history
Gene Ross, a ten-year-old US citizen, living on a small farm in Monticello, grew up in times when kids were taught to hate Germans. Although little Gene is quite frightened at the prospect of meeting the prisoners from Germany, he is amazed to learn how there is little or no difference at all between his people and the people from beyond. the enemy lines
Boys by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,760. Language: English. Published: July 24, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Cultural heritage, Nonfiction » Social Science » Customs & Traditions
Boys author Bob Fields depicts an accurate and vivid description of young adolescent males in the 1940's & early 1950's in rural Maine. Fields’ perceptive analysis of boy’s personality traits and how they influence their attitude toward life (and girls) is on target. The onset of testosterone further complicates boy’s views about girls and sets up conflict and confusion about sex.
Girls by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,230. Language: English. Published: July 24, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general, Fiction » Coming of age
“GIRLS” explores the complexities of being a girl in the 1950's
Color Blind by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,660. Language: English. Published: July 10, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Social Science » Social classes
Color Blind is an insightful account of racial issues in American society during the 1950's. Bob Fields does not write in a judgmental or moral voice but an honest, no sugar coating, straight forward voice telling it like it was. His story tells the stark, unspeakable, unspoken truth about the insidious attitudes permeating our culture such as racism, bigotry, discrimination, and intolererance
The Devil Tree by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 5,310. Language: English. Published: July 6, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
A haunted tree, a black cat, murder of a young girl, the hanging of an innocent man, and a message from a Ouija Board overwhelm 4 teens at Evergreen Cemetery. A dark tale of reckless youth gone wild.
Rendezvous with Destiny by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 98,360. Language: English. Published: June 30, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » USA
A well paced story about discrimination, love, murder, revenge and redemption and the ultimate understanding between people in small town America. The depth of research that went into the creation of Rendezvous with Destiny was evident in the compelling and authentic telling of the story. Fields is not hemmed in by the facts but rather uses those facts as a means of letting his imagination create
Ghosts of Evergreen by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 6,800. Language: English. Published: February 22, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » Paranormal
Ghosts or spirits of Houlton's founders who reside in Evergreen cemetery appear to two local adolescent boys. The ghosts are not threatening, demonic, gruesome, grizzly, or have any intention of interfering with the teenagers' pursuits. Conversely, the ghosts eagerly interact with the youngsters and respond to all of their questions regarding the growth of their community, hardships suffered by
Albert the Horse Swiper by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 6,250. Language: English. Published: February 22, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » USA, Essay » Sociology
Albert Puller taught Woodrow Wilson’s daughter to ride a horse, rode a seventeen hand gelding over a 1920 sedan to inaugurate the horse coliseum at the NY State Fair grounds, worked the harness tracks in Saratoga Springs and Rutland Vermont,and worked with the horse who challenged the great John Braden in a match race
Letters to Lyla by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 55,210. Language: English. Published: February 16, 2014 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » American, Nonfiction » Biography » Cultural heritage
The author writes of Houlton, its river and streams, and its colorful characters and special places much like Mark Twain introduced an entire nation to frontier life in Hannibal, Missouri, the mighty Mississippi River and unforgettable people like Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher, Jim and Injun Joe. Indeed there are chapters in "Letters" that touch on everyday life in rural north
Kilroy Was Here by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,040. Language: English. Published: February 6, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » USA, Nonfiction » History » American
Kilroy became the US super-GI who always got there first — wherever GI's went. It became a challenge to place the logo in the most unlikely places. It was said to be atop Mt. Everest, the Statue of Liberty, the underside of the Arch de Triumph, and scrawled in the dust on the moon. It’s even on the World War Two memorial in Washington, DC; and said to be on Grants Tomb, the Lincoln Memorial, and o
Native American Herbal Remedies by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,360. Language: English. Published: February 2, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » USA, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general
(4.00 from 1 review)
Native American herbal remedies is the story of a young Maliseet Indian girl named Mary, living on a small reservation in Houlton, Maine, learned about natural cures. Before the white man came, her ancestors, used natural cures found in trees, herbs, and wild plants such as onion and milkweed to ease the pain or symptoms of their most common ailments.

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