User talk:Andyray2

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Ray, Andy (1943-   ) == author of four books listed below. Born in Glens Falls, New York as Andy Ray Campanaro, he was raised in the Adirondacks, moving to Daytona Beach, Florida after military service in the US Army. He earned degrees from Daytona Beach Junior (now Community) College (A.A. 1969), Florida State University (B.A. in English, 1972) where he studied under Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Mike Shaara. He spent 18 years in newspaper reporting and farm machinery sales throughout Florida, then earned his M.A. in English Lit at the University of Central Florida (1990), when he published his first novel.

For five years, he lived experiences in travelling America by motorcycle, riding with several motorcycle clubs and is a life member of the Daytona Beach Motorcycle Club. the next ten years he spent studying the Tao and Mayahana Buddhism and has completed studies towards a Tao master certificate. Since 2005, he published three more books. His works follow: ==

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-- A CANDLE IN THE RAIN, a novel, Panther Press (1990) -- ANOTHER WORLD; ANOTHER TIME (growing up in the             Adirondacks in the mid-20th century). Panther Press (2005)     -- IN THE ROOMS (the life story of a recovered           alcoholic). Panther Press (2006). -- ZEPHYRS GONE WILD (a baker's dozen of weird and windy         stories). Panther Press (February, 2007).

His official web site is at www.andyray.net