Bret Burquest:  

30+ years as a computer programmer & independent contractor (Minneapoilis, Los Angeles, Memphis), 6 years in the Arizona desert prospecting for gold. Moved to the Ozark Mountains in 1992, wrote 4 published novels and 7 published non-fiction books, wrote a newspaper column (2001-2007) and taught college computer courses (2001-2006). I'm now retired on 8 secluded acres (no neighbors) a few miles out of a small redneck town. My hobbies are watching sunsets, avoiding humanity and talking to trees. I have a coulple of dogs, an imaginary girlfriend named Tequila Mockingbird and an alter ego tha...Expand for more