Stephen J Osborne
Hello. I am a Vietnam-era veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. I am a graduate of the University of Missouri - St. Louis (Elementary Education). I began my writing career after fifty years in the bowling business. For twenty years I was a member of the Professional Bowlers' Association (not a particularly successful one). I have written two novels - HOPE RUN, a coming-of-age novel set in Appalachia in the early 1960s, and HOLLYWOOD MARINE, drawn from, and very loosely based on my final six months in the Marine Corps. Father of three and grandfather of six, I live in Bloomington, Indiana with my wife, Chris.
Hello. I am a Vietnam-era veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. I am a graduate of the University of Missouri - St. Louis (Elementary Education). I began my writing career after fifty years in the bowling business. For twenty years I was a member of the Professional Bowlers' Association (not a particularly successful one). I have written two novels - HOPE RUN, a coming-of-age novel set in Appalachia in the early 1960s, and HOLLYWOOD MARINE, drawn...
Books
HOPE RUN
On the surface, Mike Harrison has it made. He’s the star of the football team; the beautiful honor student, Mary Bryant is his best friend and his girlfriend.
Underneath, his life is darker. His mother is dead; his father is distant. Essentially, Mike raises himself, doing the housework and working part time for his father, and spending much of...