Keith Connes

Keith Connes has been a full-time professional writer for more than 70 years. That's right, he was born on January 24, 1926 and if you do the math you will discover that he's in his 90s and will have two new books – one fiction, one nonfiction – posted on Amazon during the month of October, 2018, with more on the way.

Keith started his writing career in radio, including the NY Times classical music station WQXR. From there, he "graduated," if that's the right word, to the ad biz, writing commercials for two of the world's largest advertising agencies. One of the few benefits of that experience was that it gave him the wherewithal to become a private pilot and with that credential, he embarked on a different career as senior editor of two aviation magazines and editor-in-chief of a third.

He decided, in mid-career, that the life of a freelance writer suited him best and began publishing books, including one of the first consumer books describing the then-new GPS navigation system. During this period, he owned a succession of five airplanes. When he sold his last plane, at age 75, he took up scuba diving and has since logged more than 150 dives. In his 80s, he made 15 trips to Thailand in search of – well, a young wife. To alleviate the boredom of the long overseas flights, he bought a laptop and began writing short stories. For reasons that are best explained in his book "How to Meet a Lovely Asian Girl … and Bring Her Home!" he turned his attention from Thailand to the Philippines, met his future wife … and brought her home.

Many of his lifetime adventures are humorously described in his book "Not Your Everyday Memoir!" Included is the peculiar way in which he was launched into a side venture that continues to this day, as an actor and singer. Many – actually, most – of his short stories involve sexual fantasies of one sort or another. This regrettable fact is stated somewhat in the pursuit of full disclosure but more in the pursuit of boosting the sale of his books.

To paraphrase a line by the late actress Ethel Barrymore, "That's all there is ... but there's more to come." He hopes to be acting, singing, and above all, writing in his 100s without becoming, as his 30-year-old wife predicts, "ga-ga."