Jim is retired, but before that, for 20 years he lived and worked in Minneapolis, Minnesota as a course developer and training instructor for a large manufacturing company. In 2001, he made a big decision. He moved west of Minneapolis and started working for a garden center near Buffalo, Minnesota. A few years later, another opportunity arose, and he moved on to work at a different garden center, this one in Long Lake, Minnesota. It is there that he fostered his love of plants and gardening. A few years later, he and his partner opened a gift shop in Wayzata, Minnesota, which they closed in 2009. In 2011, while caring for a loved one, he made the commitment to buckle down and begin to write instead of talking about it. He did, and he’s never looked back.
He loves to write! His stories and poems have appeared in over five hundred online and print publications. He has also been fortunate to have 35 books published under his name. His first collection of short stories, Resilience, was published by Bridge House Publishing in 2021. Other collections followed. Stuff, a collection of flash fiction and drabbles, is published by Chapeltown Books. Periodic Stories, Periodic Stories Volume Two, Periodic Stories Volume Three – A Novel, and Periodic Stories Volume Four are published by Impspired. Dreamers, a collection of short stories, is published by Clarendon House Publishing. Something Better, a dystopian adventure novella, and the novel The Alien of Orchard Lake are published by Dark Myth Publications. In the fall of 2022, his collection entitled Holiday Stories was published by Impspired as was his collection of poetry, Haiku Seasons. In February 2023, a collection of flash fiction, Dancing With Butterflies, was published by Impspired. In July 2023, his YA novella The Battle of Marvel Wood was published by Impspired. In July 2023, his collection of poems, The Alchemy of Then, was published by Impspired. In August 2023, his novel Conversations With the Dead was published by Impspired. In September 2023, his collection of poems, The Metaphysics of Now, was published by Impspired. In October 2023, his collection of short stories, Old Man Jasperson and Other Stories, was published by Bridge House Publishing. In January 2024, his collection of poems, The Evolution of Tomorrow, was published by Impspired. In January 2024, his novella Eye of the Beholder was published by Dark Myth Publications. In March 2024, his collection of poems, The Science of Forever, was published by Impspired. In August 2024, his collection of long short stories, The Stargazer and Other Stories, was published by Jim. In November 2024, his collection of long short stories, On Rainy Lake and Other Stories, was published by Jim. In January 2025, his YA adventure/fantasy novella The Time Traveling Healer was published by Jim. In March 2025, his YA adventure/dystopian novel The Defectives was published by Jim. In May 2025, his YA adventure/dystopian novel The Gallantiers was published by Jim. In August 2025, his YA adventure/dystopian novella The Two Tribes was published by Jim. In October 2025, his YA adventure/dystopian novel The Explorers was published by Jim. In December 2025, his YA adventure/dystopian novella The Rebels was published by Jim. In January 2026, his YA dystopian/adventure novella The Misfits was published by Jim. In February 2026, his collection Periodic Haiku was published by Jim. In March 2026, his collection of poems Quantum Moments was published by Jim. In March 2026, his YA adventure/dystopian novel The Survivors was published by Jim. In April 2026, his collection of Poems Time Transforming was published by Jim. In September, 2026, his collection of poems, "Of Backyard Chickens and Better Days," was published by Jim. His short story “Aliens” was nominated by The Zodiac Press for the 2020 Pushcart Prize. His story “The Maple Leaf” was voted 2021 Story of the Year for Spillwords. He was voted December 2022 Author of the Month for Spillwords. In January 2026, his short story, “Time Will Tell,” was nominated by Mad Swirl for the Pushcart Prize. He also reads his stories for Tony Cranson and Talking Stories Radio, and for Jim’s Storytime and Jim’s Poetry Corner on his website. All of his work can be found on his blog at www.theviewfromlonglake.com.
Jim is retired, but before that, for 20 years he lived and worked in Minneapolis, Minnesota as a course developer and training instructor for a large manufacturing company. In 2001, he made a big decision. He moved west of Minneapolis and started working for a garden center near Buffalo, Minnesota. A few years later, another opportunity arose, and he moved on to work at a different garden center, this one in Long Lake, Minnesota. It is there...
