j. r. Barnes is musician, songwriter, poet, audio engineer, retired university instructor, documentary film-maker and Peabody Award recipient. He is the author of two books of poetry: Imposters and Hibernation, and another novel: Sailing Home. He is currently working on a collection of essays, another book of poetry and a third novel, Shiloh and Me-A Musical Odyssey. Quoting Mister Barnes: "We are, each of us, a mystery, rummaging our way through life, searching for a variety of treasures. Writing, in my opinion, is an important part of that journey, a venture into that most magical of places, oneself. When the writing is going well I find I am not so much the writer as the first reader, and as a reader I would like to recommend this book to you?I rather enjoyed it.