“Dan Fowler, you had best not be lying to me or I’ll….”
“What?”
“I don’t know yet but I’ll think of something.”
“Does it involve handcuffs?”
“I’ll have to think about that. Now would you get over here and kiss me like you mean it?” Abby said.
He did.
James Erwin went on to become head of the JPL lavatories after he finished getting his PhD. Brian Tanner became the chair of the math department at Yale University and was considered one of the foremost experts in the world in mathematical problem solving.
Ruth, Jessica, Andy and Chloe all ended up in various positions in the astronomy field. Jessica eventually joined another team that spotted another large meteor that was headed for Earth. I was not as spectacular as KA5 but her talents were in high demand.
Kelly never finished her advanced degree. Instead she tried to become a movie star but that fell flat. She eventually went to work for her father’s company. She did however get married. Three times, each lasting shorter than the previous one.
President Strong faded from the public eye and went back to his ranch in Montana. He died at the age of eighty-six.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Marshall W. Huffman did not begin writing until after he retired from teaching. He decided to start with a trilogy based on a cataclysmic event. Marshall’s first trilogy is THE EVENT and consists of THE END, THE BEGINNING, and THE REVELATION. With THE EVENTS success he decided to write a second trilogy that is a frightening look at the events that could lead to THE SECOND CIVIL WAR. It is made up of: Book I — A NATION DIVIDED; BOOK II — A NATION AT WAR; BOOK III — A NATION HEALING.
He has also published a series of books entitled: the ANGIE BARTONI CASE FILES with a central cast of characters. In addition, he has two another series entitled: THE NORRIS FILES with its own set of central characters and THE LOGAN FILES. He enjoys writing mysteries, techno-thrillers, and Sci-Fi. His other Sci-Fi books THE BRINK — DEEP FLIGHT and CLOSE PROXIMITY are intense techno-thrillers with Sci-Fi intertwined. He finished BLACKSTAR and it just went on sale. His latest addition CHIMERA is a look at what could well happen if we don’t stop twisting science in deviant way.
Marshall was born in Bainbridge, Georgia and grew up in Indiana. After spending eight years in the Navy, he attended Ball State University, earning a B.S. degree in Business.
During and after college, he was involved in the restaurant business and spent the next twenty-five years in all types of venues, eventually owing his own fine dining restaurant. After years of long hours, he decided on a career change. He attended Eastern Illinois University earning a MBA. Because of his business background, Eastern Illinois University asked him to teach in the hospitality management program. He was recruited from Eastern to Parkland College and soon took over as the Program Director for the Hospitality Program. During his tenure there, he became a chef and had a television show called Cooking around the World with Chef Marshall and taught a series of Gourmet cooking classes for Continuing Education as well.
Professor Huffman retired from teaching along with his wife, Dr. Susan Huffman, to the Tampa Bay Florida area.