George Duffy

George Duffy was born in the South Bronx, New York City. During the Korean War, George served in the US Navy on an Amphibious Assault Ship (LST) and later on a Destroyer during the Cold War. George went to college at night for eight years earning a Degree in Electrical Engineering. He worked for Grumman Aerospace involved in the design of US Naval aircraft. George retired as Director Operations Analysis Advanced Engineering. George had several items on his bucket list when he retired. One was to design and craft fine furniture and the other was to write novels centered on a strong female character. George’s first book, Paulinha and The Lady of the Tree, a picture story book (self-published in 2007). George recently published on Amazon the first book in the trilogy series, Paulinha and Kalzar's Pendant. He expects to publish the second book, Paulinha and The Rag Witch in mid-2016 and the third book, Paulinha Meets the Dwellers in early 2017. George’s children want him to publish a novel centered on his recollections of growing up in New York. He has a title for this book, Georgie on the Streets of New York and plans to write it in mid-2017.