Tom Hunter

Mozart, Prokofiev, Russian Pop, Puccini, Blestyaschie, Tarkan, Tears for Fears, The Jam, Primus, Van Halen, ABBA, Tatiana Bulanova, Kai Metov, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Psychedelic Furs, Dead Kennedys, Echo & The Bunneymen, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Embarrassment, Rick James

Tolstoy's "War and Peace", [Louise Maude translation only], , Dickens' "The Old Curiosity Shop", Hemingway's "A Farewell To Arms", , Turgenev's "A Sport'sman's Sketches", , T.E. Lawrence's "Seven Pillars of Wisdom", , Melville's "Typee", , Lennard Bickel's "Mawson's Will", , Jane Smiley's "Moo", , Tami Crawford's "The Rage of Flame" (unpublished), , Leo Tolstoy, , Charles Dickens, , Ernest Hemingway, , Ivan Turgenev, , T.E. Lawence, , Herman Melville, , Jane Smiley, , Tami Crawford

"Zhmurki" (Russian Movie--search on YouTube), "Steep", "Lawrence of Arabia", "Dr. Zhivago" any epic. , I am one of the main characters profiled in the contemporary documentary movie by Jim Fields called: "Preserve Me A Seat" which can be found at: Apartment101Films.com. The movie describes the efforts of many people across the US to save old movie palaces, such as the "Indian Hills Theater"--formerly the largest movie screen in the world--before it was turned into a parking lot.

Stopped watching tv in 1976. Have seen bits and pieces since 1998. I saw several episodes of "House" and loved that show. Still do not own a TV.

St. Petersburg, Russia. My studio, any scene that crops up in my imagination. New York City. A warm bath and a good book.

writing, oil painting, Impressionist art, Abstract Expressionist art, American Expressionist art from the 1930's, All things Russian, Recovering Mozart addict. (Can give Kochel number of nearly any piece from first few bars.), writing fiction, painting, reading, roaming New York City with my camera.

MacArthur Genius Grant, publishing contract, solo show in an art gallery in Soho, 5-year lease on an attic in Paris in Montmartre. See the Godwhale to fruition.

going on foot, enjoy the journey, watch the sunset, take a snifterful, love, create art for eternity, send your words to eternity, be a force of good in this world, when you decide how to spend your days--ask yourself this: at the end of your life will you wish you had done MORE of what you're about to do? If not, don't do it.

Independent/Democrat

Benevolent Atheist

Advance Magazine Group, Barnes&Noble, Ingenix, HP, Anthem, Mutual of Omaha, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, etc.

University of Iowa, Creighton, University of Nebraska

Omaha Westside

Many people are puzzled why a computer-savvy person such as myself would still choose to write on a manual typewriter. They observe that writing on a manual typewriter must be inherently slower than doing so on a computer., I know my choice is counter intuitive. Quality, not speed, is the goal. Writing on a manual typewriter facilitates quality., List of the Book Manuscripts I have Completed:, (though none have been published), Format is as follows:, 1 = title, 2 = genre, 3 = words, 4 = year completed, 5 = time to complete, 6 = daily work schedule, 7 = where written, day job at the time, First Novel, 1. "E Pedal Rheingold", 2. Romantic Comedy, 3. 54, 000 words, 4. 1985, 5. 1 month to complete, 6. 4 hours a day, 7. Was a student at Iowa State University, Second Novel, 1. Tell the Doc, 2. Memoir, 3. 185, 000 words, 4. 1986 , 5. 6 months to complete , 6. 6 hours a day , 7. Was student at the University of Iowa, Third Novel , 1. Nobodaddy , 2. Comedy , 3. 50, 000 words , 4. 1990 , 5. 5 weeks , 6. 12-hours a day , 7. Was student at University of Iowa , Forth Novel , 1. Bugaboo , 2. Drama , 3. 65, 000 words , 4. 1991 , 5. 5 months , 6. 12-hour days , 7. Was student at University of Iowa , Fifth Novel , 1. Beelyet (The Ticket) , 2. Thriller , 3. 65, 000 words , 4. May 2002, 5. 9 months , 6. 5 hours a day , 7. Was Systems Analyst at Mutual of Omaha , Sixth Novel , 1. The Butcher of Leningrad , 2. Thriller , 3. 87, 000 words , 4. July 2005 , 5. Two years. Began writing it in Houston Texas. Finished the first draft in Salt Lake City, Utah. , 6. Every free moment for two years. , 7. Software Architect--J2EE specialist., Seventh Novel , 1. Dispatches from St. Petersburg , 2. Memoir (of year in Russia) , 3. 107, 000 words , 4. Sept 1997 (Nov 2005) , 5. Original written from Jan 13, 1997 to Dec 1997 while I lived in St. Petersburg Russia. (I learned Russian at the University of Iowa). Book assembled from original manuscript ini two weeks in November of 2005. , 6. one year. , 7. At the time of the original writing, was Editor of Nevski Novosti, a Russian newspaper in St. Petersburg, Russia. At time of editing, was Sr. Software Engineer for the Ingenix Corp in Salt Lake City, Utah. , Eighth Book , 1. Ah-nala-thura-mech-tidi and Other Stories , 2. Title story is horror, drama, humor , 3. 44, 000 words , 4. Oct 2006 , 5. Stories included written in St. Petersburg Russia; Omaha, Nebraska; Phoenix, Arizona; Houston, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah , 6. Uncountable hours to complete , 7. Was Sr. Software Engineer

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