Who is JD Webb?

Well I'll tell you a bit about me

     I am a lifelong Decatur, Il resident, who served in the Air Force in Viet Nam and the Philippines as a Chinese linguist before working as a manager at A. E. Staley Mfg. for twenty-five years.

     When I was no longer needed, I owned a shoe repair and sales shop for eleven years, until that business succumbed to the economy.
     I've been writing since I could hold a pencil. For most of my 75+ years, I wrote short stories, having a few published in magazines before they went the way of the dinosaurs.
     When I 'retired' in 2002 my wife urged me to write a novel. I didn't know if I could, so my only goal as an author was to finish a novel. I've been blessed to have had publishers who wanted to publish my work.
     Four novels and many short stories have been published. The latest, Uncial, agreed to publish two of my short stories and one of them, Nine One One, won first place in the Electronic Publishing International organization (EPIC) annual contest.
     True joy is having someone say they couldn’t put down something I've written until they finished. Unless my words are read, they languish astride the page. The ultimate goal is to intrigue and entertain readers.