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Jim Melanson

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Poet, programmer, procrastinator, sci-fi geek, coffee snob, actor, writer, and devoted Christian (but not a MAGA, Christo-Fascist kind).

I'm a quiet and thoughtful man who tends to think deeply, and act slowly. Much of this inner reflection and self-assessment shows up in my writing. “Capturing what truly motivates us,” is how I describe my approach to both fiction and non-fiction. I've been told I have a very direct, and sometimes in-your-face, way of writing. I try to always use conversational language; and as one test reader of my first novel put it, “made the complexities of space flight seem almost understandable.”

I read my first novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder at the age of eight, and this began my love affair with the written word. My f ...more

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	On Mars: Pathfinder (The Mike Lane Stories #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Apologize For Nothing: A Man's Poetry it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Mars: Vengeance Daughter (The Mike Lane Stories, #3) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Mars: Murder at Hellas Planitia (The Mike Lane Stories, V2) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hagar of Egypt: A Perspective on Strength, Courage & Faith (The Layman's Bible Study Series Book 1) by Jim Melanson (Goodreads Author), Dorathy Gass (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mama's Slippers: A Play in Two Acts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Umite Imperative by Jim Melanson (Goodreads Author), Dorathy Gass (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Stargate Universe #1

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“I don’t believe a person can truly do “smiles” unless they are willing to risk doing “tears”. You have to be able to risk to be able to gain, even if sometimes it is your tenuous grasp on your temporary sanity that is at risk.”
― Jim Melanson, I Apologize For Nothing: A Man's Poetry

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“Yes, some people are going to reject you, some people are not going to find you interesting. That’s okay. There will be lots of people you encounter, that will not be your cup of tea either.”
― Jim Melanson, I Apologize For Nothing: A Man's Poetry

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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