Apr 15, 2019
Ed lost his dad, when he was
10yrs of age. His mom single handedly raised 3 children. Ed feels
that he was the beneficiary of his mom's story of empowerment and
determination. He strives to model his mom, as a parent. Ed used
this podcast interview as the opportunity to publicly thank his mom
for her sacrifices and her love for her family. He shares these
nuggets of life wisdom:
- it's ok to make mistakes, as we
are human
- let's strive to forgive ourselves
and learn from our mistakes
Ed Ahern often detours into literary
fiction, but he’s best known as an innovative genre writer and
poet. He’s tucked away several awards and honorable mentions for
several of his published seventy-nine short stories, seventy-one
poems and three books. The stories have appeared in ten countries
and, counting reprints, a hundred sixty-three publications. His
stories can be listened to through Audible and the New York Public
Library. He started writing fiction at sixty-seven, and poetry at
seventy.
His editorial skills are based on a
degree in journalism from the University of Illinois and extensive
experience at the Providence Journal. Ed’s been honing the skills
for several years at Bewildering Stories, where he serves on the
review board and as review editor with a staff of five.
(Bewildering Stories is widely known for the author-friendly
quality of its critiques.)
Ed also serves as the newsletter
editor for the Connecticut River Salmon Association. He’s a member
of several writing groups, including the Fairfield Scribes, where
he’s known for his tough-love comments.
He has his original wife, but
advises that after almost fifty years together they are both out of
warranty. Two children and five grandchildren serve as affection
focus and money drain.
His work career after university has
been an enjoyably demented hopscotch game. U.S. Navy officer (diver
and bomb disarmer); reporter for the Providence Journal;
intelligence officer living in Germany and Japan; international
sales and marketing executive at a Canadian paper company (twenty-
three years, seventy four countries visited, MBA from NYU); same
job for the company that also owns the New England Patriots; and
retirement into writing to make up for lost time.
https://www.amazon.com/Witches-Bane-Edward-Ahern/dp/162989253X
https://www.amazon.com/Ed-Ahern/e/B07D1SHRBQ%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
http://www.bewilderingstories.com/bios/ahern_bio.html
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5260562.Edward_Ahern
https://www.pw.org/content/edward_ahern
http://www.fairfieldscribes.com/edward-ahern.html
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