
A word about the author...
Growing up in the boondocks of Northern Minnesota, Tom dreamed of becoming a game warden. He loved the woods and vowed he’d never sit behind a desk working in an office. He left home, moved to New York and started his career in a cubicle as an advertising copywriter.
After a lifetime in business and living in the Northeast, the journey of a wild animal caught his interest. A young male mountain lion travelled 1,700 miles from South Dakota to Connecticut in search of a mate. He was killed on a highway not far from Tom’s home. Soon after the author moved to Santa Monica, California, another mountain lion was killed by police a few blocks from his new home, on Tom’s birthday.
The author’s love and respect for wild animals was rekindled. At least he could now write about them. So Tom wrote this story to inspire young (and older) people to not give up on their dreams.
Contact the author: www.mountainlionLA.com email: tom@mountainlionLA.com
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