Oasis in the Sky

A collection of eclectic poems and short stories describing the author s life experiences, ranging from mountain climbing, rock climbing, and sky-diving adventures to personal reflections on his childhood in southeast Arizona, with candid revelations about the author s struggle with bipolar illness. It is a courageous, inspiring, and often dark record of loss, perseverance, and triumph.

Floyd L. Lamrouex, who writes under the pen name Michaud L. Lamrouex, is a practicing attorney in San Antonio, Texas. He received a BA degree from Howard Payne University, and a JD degree and an MBA degree from Texas Tech University. Lamrouex is a published writer whose articles have appeared in the Texas Bar Journal and the BMW Roundel. He is also an aspiring novelist, having completed books One and Two in a fantasy series entitled, The Daystar, for which he currently seeks a publisher. His most recent writing has been in the area of poetry, and in this collection, he combines his story-telling ability with his recently discovered skill in writing poetry. His poetry has been published in Inkwell Echoes, Voices Along the River, The Dreamcatcher, the Poetry Society of Texas Book of the Year, and the San Antonio Express-News. He has already received numerous awards for his poetry, including first places at both local and state levels, and he was recently the spotlighted poet for the Poetry Society of Texas. Lamrouex serves the San Antonio Poets Association as treasurer, membership chairman, program chairman, and Webmaster. He is a councilor-at-large, Webmaster, and legal counsel for the Poetry Society of Texas. He is also legal counsel for the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc. and is chairman of the board for the Laurel Crown Foundation, a non-profit literary organization for the promotion of poetry and art in the San Antonio area. Lamrouex is the host of Awaken the Sleeping Poet, a monthly poetry venue at the Northwoods Barnes & Noble in north San Antonio