Full Moon Sto Epub Ë Full Moon PDF \ Paperback C John Coombes was born in Michigan son to a brilliant father who lost his leg after returning from Europe after WW and given a year to live Scrambling to survive his father pursued a career in graphic design as an artist He was the first class president of Kendall School of Design now a branch of Ferris State University in Central Michigan He was Full Moon PDF \ instrumental in CJC s futureRaised in an environment of art CJC astonished his grade school teachers won an art scholarship in high school and followed in his father s footsteps by attending Kendall Upon graduation he was asked to join the artists at Hallmark Cards but instead entered the army as a graphics designer during the Viet Nam era He did not see action in Viet Nam but served his time at the NATO headuarters in Naples Italy He was part of the support staff for CINCSOUTH Commander in Chief Southern Forces Europe and was heavily involved in the development of presentations made to many of the world s ambassadors and dignitaries Ironically his mother was an Italian war bride and her family welcomed him with open armsAfter being discharged with honors CJC worked in the graphics field for a number of years a designer photographer printer an art director before entering into what was at that time the cutting edge of computerized machining technology It amounted to a degree shift in careers For his Italian mother his decision amounted to nothing less than cultural suicide a betrayal to her sense of greatness The memory of her crying at the kitchen table will go with him to his grave As for CJC he had no regrets From his experience artists seemed entirely underappreciated died young and drunkOver time CJC moved increasingly distant from visual art and closer toward writing as a replacement for relieving his creative needs For him writing proved to be far less restrictive farconvenient and afulfilling venue for personal expressionCLAUS was CJC s first serious attempt to write He leaves it as is with all the common mistakes that an untrained writer can deliver Unlike many authors who are embarrassed by their early works CLAUS remains his favorite not his best but his favorite as it changed his life The research broadened his horizons inways than he might convey It also proved to him that he could complete the daunting task of a ten year project for better or for worse It is only fitting that CLAUS his first attempt to write contains his last attempt to illustrate at a time when art and illustration moved into the digital world of stylus and padAfter three volumes of CLAUS an word novel CJC was desperate to experience anything other than historical fiction He turned his sites toward science fiction He elected to write a piece that reflected his concerns about humanity s disregard for the planet in a scenario that pitted land developers against environmentalists It was titled FULL MOON STOAfter FULL MOON STO he challenged himself to write a suspense thriller and delivered The JACK CREEK Horror The novel intended to force thought about invasive species in the Great Lakes and watershed of MichiganHis last release ONE WAY is presented as a mind game CJC focuses on the soul of a miserable mortal now faced with finding its way to salvation The read is dark and entirely different from his earlier workNear completion is CJC s current novel CHIMES This is a lighter read an adult suspense thriller intended to be age appropriate down to middle teens It was written out of necessity to fill reuests by that younger age group who after reading JACK CREEK wantedHe remains sensitive to the concerns of mothersAmong other projects CJC continues to play with CATBLACK a work in high demand by those who know the premise and are familiar with the main character No date has been set for its releaseIn closing CJC insists on acknowle.