Michael Raymond

I am a senior Canadian and author. I live in Ontario, Canada. I have written a novel and numerous e-books, poems, essays, game rule books, and a few magazine articles.
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For a living, I wrote and delivered computer training courses.

We the People

Science Fiction

Dozens of cities worldwide are destroyed by nuclear bombs. Economies crumble, and governments are scrambling. A group calling themselves "The People" demands that all militaries disband and disarm.

Cliff Tanner, CIA, is in a race against time to find the group responsible because governments have started to comply. Instead of terrorists, he uncovers a covert plot by aliens to prepare the Earth for invasion.

Can the governments of the Earth put aside suspicion, politics, and rivalries in time to unite against a common foe?

Can what is left of our military prepare in time?

Beyond This

Spirituality

I am not a deeply religious man, nor do I attend religious services regularly. This does not mean that I do not believe in The Creator, the one who is 'in charge'. I do believe in God. This book is about my personal approach to God, Religion, and the Universe in the hope that I can share and shed some light on the mysteries that still abound on these topics.

So Let it Be Done - Write That Book

Self-Help

The idea is to get going. I suggest that the reader just write the story and worry about the hard stuff later. By write the story or book, I mean do it in single sentences, start to finish, before getting into the scene setting, dialogue, character building, and so on. Read the E-Book for more details.

I Did Stuff

Creative Writing

Scenario: Creative Writing Class

Challenge: Given a word or phrase, write something containing the item. You can write prose or poetry.

Result: I wrote a number of both prose and poems that are included in this book.

Close The Atlantic - World War Three

War Game Rules

This is a game of modern naval combat; the focus is mainly on convoy operations. Additional scenarios introduce rules for battle in the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean. Ground battle is abstracted, although air and missile strikes against the front lines are introduced in the third scenario.

The three scenarios can be combined to depict a full WW3 war all across Europe.