Jim Burkett

Jim Burkett

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Jim Burkett was born in a small coal mining town of West Virginiawhile his father was serving in Korea. Once his father returned, thefamily was transferred to Hawaii were they spent the next five yearsstationed at Hickum Air Force Base. While stationed in Hawaii, Jimspent as much time touring the submarines while they were in port as hewas allowed.

Their nexttour took them to MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. For six years, hespent his weekends going with his father to the different basefacilities, often allowed permission to spend time with the airmen andofficers listening to and watching as they went about theirassignments, working on the planes and transports mechanics. At the ageof 13, he lost his father who by this time was serving overseas onceagain.

Yearslater, while pursuing a Computer Science degree, he met his future wifeCathy and they were married a year and a half later. Still marriedafter 35 years, they have two sons and have been blessed with twograndchildren.

Inaddition to his current Senior Systems Analyst position, he also servesas a senior staff photographer for a local magazine in the Tampa Bayarea. Previously, he wrote a column for the SouthWinds Sailing magazineand worked on several projects including spending a week photographingthe Canadian Olympic Team prior to the Beijing Olympics and the“Earthrace” boat which would later set a world speed recordcircumnavigating the globe. In 2006, he received the “Volunteer of theYear” award for his work with the Pediatric Cancer Foundation.

Throughhis photography and writing, he feels privileged to have met and spenttime with such men as General Tommy Franks, George Steinbrenner, PeteBethune and Steve Yerrid to name only a few. One of his closest friendsis a retired Secret Service agent who once served on Presidentialdetail under six presidents.

Holdingclose to his military roots, he has continued to study military historyand high-tech science and blends these into his first book Declaration of Surrender.   He uses his skill with a camera, and his devotion to his grandchildren to build his series Read With Me Pops, for pre-readers and early readers.

A Dime Is a Sign: Poems of Love and Loss (Feelings Into Words)

A Dime Is a Sign: Poems of Love and Loss (Feelings Into Words)

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<p>A psychic medium once said that if you find a random dime, it is a sign that someone that you have loved and lost is thinking of you.</p><p><strong>A Dime is a Sign Through Time</strong></p><p><em>If you find a dime, </em></p><p><em>You will know that I'm</em></p><p><em>Sending thoughts of love</em></p><p><em>Through the veil of time.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Ten cents with a silver shine, </em></p><p><em>A sense sent you to help remind</em></p><p><em>That someone who left you behind</em></p><p><em>Is always living in your mind.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Sending love and vibes, </em></p><p><em>Felt as psychic sighs ...</em></p><p><em>The ones that you miss, </em></p><p><em>Send you a kiss ...</em></p><p> </p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon's second book of poetry contains messages written through the years in poetic form that put feelings into words. As a teacher, many of her poems helped counsel troubled teens and friends.</p><p>There are three sections in the book: Heads, Spinning, and Tails ... (Love &amp; Loss: Coin Toss?). The variety of lyrical poetry forms include free verse, blank verse, haiku, and sonnets, while some are just playing with words!</p><p>Hopefully, this is also a book of healing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon, a former teacher and grandmother of ten, is the author of nine acclaimed rhymed children's books, plus a recent award-winning book of poetry <em>(A Penny for Your Thoughts), </em>which together have received 63 national and international book awards since 2011. She also wrote seven published plays for elementary school children that have been performed in over 25 countries. Most of her children's books emphasize consideration for others. Married for 58 years, she and her spouse are now retired, live in Pennsylvania, and travel in their RV from coast to coast, spending time with their children and grandchildren, and sharing her books along the way!</p><p> </p>

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