The Adventurous Soul

Henry Ashcroft was sitting at his workbench, planning and building on his obsession with getting off the planet. The invention that he had been working on for over 15 years, with little success. But he knew that if he just kept working on it, he would find the secret.

The Astronauts were in the middle of installing a new cooling unit on the American side of the station. Before the next task, Joanne took a minute to look at the Earth as it went by underneath her. It was her first spacewalk. After a short time, she decided to get back to work. As she did, something bright reflecting the sun caught her eye. "Conrad, do you see it?" she asked. "Yes, I do. What do you think it is?" Conrad inquired. "Houston, something is coming towards us aft of the station. Do you see anything on the screen?" Richard turned the cameras on it. "It is aft and a little below us," he answered. "Okay, got it. Houston, we have company. My God, it's a ship! What is going on up there? Look at your monitor," she said.

Was born in Southern Ohio and has lived most of his life in the Cincinnati area. He is a Veteran and he takes his hat off to all the service members that keep us free. This is his first book.