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    The Ladder Trees of New Hawaii
    The Ladder Trees of New Hawaii
    The Ladder Trees of New Hawaii
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    The Ladder Trees of New Hawaii

    By Bill Russo

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    No living thing on Earth or on any other planet wishes to die. If it were not so, the thing and all of its kind would become extinct in a flash.

    Every living thing develops some sort of a defense against annihilation whether it be poison, camouflage, razor sharp claws or the bulk of an elephant. Even trees have primitive defense mechanisms. What if in future, we encounter a tree that is actually able to defend itself?Along the star-way of infinity is an endless array of astral bodies. In the near future some will be settled for humankind's salvation and some for its pleasure.
    (Recent Review of The Ladder Trees: "Man versus nature and man versus himself. The play on the indifference of nature and the indifference of human nature, juxtaposed with anthropomorphism to illuminate defense and survival is brilliant."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBill Russo
    Release dateJun 19, 2016
    ISBN9781310095009
    The Ladder Trees of New Hawaii
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    Bill Russo

    Bill Russo had lived in an area of Massachusetts called the Bridgewater Triangle for many years and never knew that it was said to be inhabited by scary swamp creatures until he met one. It happened on a midnight walk. Years later, two film producers read his blog about it and featured him and his story in their documentary, The Bridgewater Triangle. He also was approached by Discovery channel producers and was featured in the opening segment of Monsters and Mysteries in America - Season two, Episode two. Among his work, are two anthologies featuring the Bridgewater Triangle Universe. One is strictly fiction and the other contains his account of meeting the swamp creature - plus other stories from New England. As a disc jockey, he was the first person to play and promote the trucking classic "Tombstone Every Mile". He counted as a friend, the first man to cross the musical color line, in a 1940s Jazz Band. The "Human Jukebox", who opened for both Elvis and Roy Orbison, was a neighbor of his. Stories of these and other artists are included in "Crossing the Musical Color Line". Bill's background for writing comes from a Boston education at the venerable white shirt & tie, Huntington School for Boys. He followed that up with a study of journalism, music, and broadcasting at the famed Kenmore Square institution, Grahm Jr. College, where he said he learned more about music from an African American gentleman who was the school's janitor, than he ever could in a classroom. He introduced me to Gloria Lynne, Bill said. Years after he learned of her, she had a mega hit with I Wish You Love. One of Grahm's well known graduates was performance artist Andy Kaufman who created his Taxi TV character Latka while at Grahm. Andy also claimed he learned Transcendental Meditation at Grahm, although it was not taught there. But who knows? It could be true. Bill Russo learned music from the Janitor. Maybe someone in bookkeeping was a guru and gave Andy the secrets of TM. At various times during his career, Russo was a New England Newspaper Editor, a Disc Jockey, and a Radio newswriter and newscaster for a number of stations. He also has had stints as an iron worker, and a low level manager for a major mail order clothing retailer. One of his favorite jobs was partnering with Bill Barry, the inventor of a jewelry polish called Clear Bright n Shiny. The 'Bills' as they called themselves toured New England selling...

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      The Ladder Trees of New Hawaii - Bill Russo

      The Ladder Trees of New Hawaii

      Copyright 2016 by Bill Russo

      Published by CCA Media at Smashwords

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      Table of Contents

      Chapter One: The Theme Park

      Chapter Two: The Solitary Battles

      Chapter Three: The Ideal Planet

      Chapter Four: A New Discovery

      Chapter Five: The Meeting

      Epilogue

      Acknowledgements

      My Thanks to the writers of The Creative Exiles and Hubpages where much of my work has appeared and to Amazon where my books (especially The Creature From the Bridgewater Triangle and Ghosts of Cape Cod have found a comfortable home.

      I recommend both of the above referenced websites for anyone wishing to read fresh and interesting works as well as for those who wish to gain valuable literary advice and engage in conversations with skilled authors from every part of the globe.

      Prologue

      Along the star-way of infinity is an endless array of astral bodies. In the near future some will be settled for humankind's salvation and some for its pleasure.

      Chapter One: The Theme

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