Douglas W Daech

Growing up in the 70’s, sci-fi television and my generation came of age together. The Bionic Man expanded our minds and showed us what future technology could do, while Von Daniken piqued our curiosity by showing us past technological marvels in “Chariots of the Gods”. And, that beat up old paperback “Think and Grow Rich” convinced us we could do anything!

John-Boy Walton was the one who led me to write. His smooth voice, full of 20/20 wisdom and confidence drew me into the Walton family story. Every week a new story entertained us and those weekly segments of life guided me to shorter stories, rather than longer ones. Similar to John-Boy’s family, mine was large too. As the second youngest of eight kids, I fancied myself to be the writer of the family. Just as in the Walton family, all of the kids grew up and went their own way, becoming chefs, truckers, medical workers, factory workers and more. Here I am, still trying to be a writer and thanking John-Boy every time I start a new project.