William Barrons

Duke David Odin Bushnell is an inventor, pioneer, patriot and inventor. His revolutionary OdinGun would win the war with the French. His seagoing OdinRaft changed commerce. Even the OdinRazor changed mens' appearance. He invents new forms of government to serve all people equally, even the freed slaves from Africa. If you like the adventures of Early America with brave entrepreneurial men and intelligent pretty women, this book by a ninety-three-year-old World War II veteran will transport you to a Nuworld, a Steampunk America.

Think about the job description of a writer, particularly a writer of fiction: we make stuff up for a living. We are professional daydreamers. We are borrowers of nighttime dreams. We take the dreams of others who are not writers and cement them into the funky walls of our dream castles. We play the 'what-if' game for high stakes. We're probably a little crazy. We're definitely having fun. The Guilded Pen-2017 is the sixth anthology, a project of the San Diego Writers and Editors Guild, it is a collection of poetry, memoir, and imaginative short stories by our members. SDWEG is a non-profit, member-supported organization, dedicated to promoting the writing arts for youth and adults.

Marine Corps Daze by William Barrons is a hilarious account of a young man who enlisted in the USMC on the day after his 17th Birthday of 1943 because his birthday was on a Sunday. He faced the hardships and glory of the War in the Pacific armed only with a manual typewriter and an incredible eye for details. His memoire of World War Two and the days after will jog your memory of locations such as San Diego, Pearl Harbor, the Marshall Islands and Chicago.In October of 2015 at the age of 89, Bill Barrons deployed with 80 veterans one last time to Washington, DC with Honor Flight, a national organization that flies World War II and Korean veterans back to our nation's capital to visit the memorials that they fought so hard for. In honor of that experience Bill and his publisher, iCrewDigitalPublishing.com are donating all of the proceeds of Marine Corps Daze to the San Diego and Columbus Honor Flight Organizations. In addition, ICrewDigitalPublishing.com will provide copies of Bill's book to any Veteran's organization for the cost of printing and shipping for the purpose of fund-raising.