Writer, storyteller, father, recovering librarian, bicycle rider & fixer, low-budget cook. I've written short-stories, poetry, plays, memoirs and never bothered much with publishing because I'm a librarian, father, storyteller....
Grew up in the Midwest, had a child in each of three states, and survived, like so many of you, a dysfunctional family. So now I'm retired and hope to go back to writing, mixed with biking, camping, and fishing. Thanks for asking. I hope you like what I put out here for you.
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dukeoprunes dukeoprunes Jan 29, 2014 12:00AM
I'm frustrated--I had 21 chapters loaded of my story, and 17 published. Then I went in today on the android app and create would not take me to the management of all the individual sections--it looke...
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Stories by John DeBacher
El Date by dukeoprunes
El Date
I rode the elevated train in Chicago to my first job just west of the Loop. Waiting on the platform by the Me...
ranking #29 in memoirmonth See all rankings
Chainsaw by dukeoprunes
Chainsaw
What do you do if you're a forlorn American in an old Mexican town and meet up with a friendly older American...
ranking #12 in nanowrimo14 See all rankings
Rambler by dukeoprunes
Rambler
It's 1982. The economy, as well as the auto industry, is a mess. When she perceives threats in her union orga...
ranking #9 in nanowrimo13 See all rankings