Greetings!

The following explains in part why The Sibyl Reborn is my signature story. The 'about' page on my Quantum Fires blog presents these similarities in full.

In 1997, I used metaphysics to ask the universe for a miracle to save my family from having to relocate. Like my protagonist, I got what I asked for but not what I wanted. I fell asleep while driving and awoke from a coma to find myself paralyzed. While still in rehab, my wife urged me to write a novel to reboot my psyche and force me to use my partially disabled hands. I sketched The Sibyl Reborn and laid it aside while I still hoped to walk.
  
A lifelong athlete (yoga, hiking, martial arts, modern ballet), I then took a new trail--studying Science to understand my paralysis and promote research that offers a cure. This path led to my involvement in America's stem cell debates, including twice serving as a surrogate White House 'stem cells' spokesperson. I ended my biotech activism when I realized my efforts--however slightly--could benefit those whose values and policies threaten the future of life on Earth.

Today I live with Selene, my wife of twenty-eight years, near the foot of Pikes Peak in Colorado where I belong to Pikes Peak Writers and the board of managers of my HOA. I happily interrupt my writing daily to meet her as she returns from Cassandra-like rambles on our beloved mountains. Also like my protagonist, we hope through The Sibyl Reborn to turn a disastrous and painful experience into a positive contribution toward a sustainable future. 

James Kelly
Manitou Springs, Colorado
July 2012

Ps. If I'm fortunate enough to meet you (or if you send me an email or tweet), please call me "James" or Jim." I publish as "J. Perry Kelly" because my great-grandmother in County Cork failed to consider how many "James Kellys" would be on Facebook when her great-grandson would one day write a novel.  
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