Purple Robin
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About the Book
Calvin Dirickson was born in 1938 and spent his early childhood in stark poverty. During his four year hitch in the navy he took writing courses. This is his second book to be published. He has completed writing his third and has begun on his forth.
About the Author
Calvin Dirickson was born in 1938 and his early childhood was spent in stark poverty during the depression years. He grew up and graduated high school in Qulin, Missouri, a small farming town in Southeast Missouri. The next big step in his life was a tour in the U.S. Navy, two years in a pilot training squadron in Corpus Christi, Texas. He spent his last two years in the Navy's Fleet Intelligence Unit for Europe. He took creative writing courses while stationed in Corpus Christi. Calvin retired from Florida State University at the age of 63 and moved to Palm Gardens, Nevada.