At the age of 84, Jim is publishing his fifth novel. After several years of retirement from a life of maintaining and repairing all things mechanical, electrical or electronic he was encouraged to do some writing and published his first novel, ‘SOCKS’, in 2007. It was received with such enthusiasm that he wrote and published MARTY’S MOM, MISTER MARTY and MARTY’S TOWN. With his readers urging him to ‘do it again’ he is now presenting them with his latest effort. When not writing he likes working with wood and makes some unique keepsake boxes.