Aloha to all. I have chosen the name Read Gerald Patrick to introuduce myself as an author. I have published my first book which is a novel entitled, Extraction. 

More than writing, I live and work on the island of Oahu as Maintenance Engenieer for a codominium complex located near the Ala Moana Mall. Like many fellow Americans, I was privitized out of my career in Michigan. As my wife Suzanne and I planned to retire here, that day came sooner than expected. Using the skills I've aquirred over thirty years of maintaining school buildings I was able to begin to apply and share this knowledge with the people I've met here.

Should any of my fellow U-Local members care to check out my work I invite you to visit the Amazon site under books, and type in Extraction by Gerald Patrick. With thier "look inside," feature you can read the first nine chapters. The book is available on Kindle as well as Hard Cover and Paperback. You will find the catagories as Action/Adventure. The book is not abvailable in book stores at this time. That's a whole other story that all self-published authors face. 

May God bless and keep you and yours safe. 

Mahalo for reading.

Gerald Patrick