Confused and inept, Stan can remember what happened to him in previous lives, but as far as this life is concerned – nothing. Well, nothing further back than last September when he woke up in the hospital. He has another problem too. Those other personalities, the ones from the past lives, they talk to him, through him, and argue too. It's quite confusing.He tries to sort it out, and in a quiet moment finds a hooker who looks like someone from a past life. A clue. Then wham! She is shot right in front of him. The police grab him. She's a Senator's wife, and he's the prime suspect. Wait ... she was dressed like a hooker. What the-?Everyone wants a chunk of old Stan. An anti-terrorism Federal Task Force, a group of conspirators and the local arm of Isis want him dead. And a female assassin is on the hunt for him. Hell, even his shrink tries to turn him in. It's a free for all search-and-destroy mission with guns blazing, smartass comments flying, and unexpected twists all the way to the gunshot at the end. JW Bell lives on an acreage in Northeastern Arkansas with his estranged wife and eight of their kids not far away. The two oldest boys live in town, and his oldest girls live near Little Rock with their own families Their large family shares the acreage with five dogs, two pot-belly pigs, and a white pony that the youngest girl wishes was a unicorn. There also several goats and a whole clowder of cat, both inside and outside.Before he retired from the workforce, he worked in varied fields including several years as an Artillery Officer in the US Army, an oilfield roughneck, an owner/manager for restaurants, and as a teacher of music and theater.He moved around quite a lot when he was younger– across the US, the Pacific, and Asia. He has experienced Europe and the Caribbean too. He draws on all of the experience and flavor of the different places he's been for his novels.The arts have always been important to him and he has composed several pieces of music, including his first symphony. His hobbies are reading, theatre, and traveling.His first published book, Recall, is packed with suspense, thrills, humor, and plenty of plot twists and is the first book of the Sigma Chronicles. His second book, The Great-Zero Sum has been available to buy for some time. The second book in The Sigma Chronicles series is, The Dao Factor, and is currently going through the final stages of prepping for publication. It will be available in late 2023.He also has a non-fiction book available, I Am, Therefore I Think.
