Larry S. Gerovac

I was born and raised in the heartland of the United States. My mother is a naturalized citizen making me a first generation American. When my mother came to the United States from Yugoslavia she spoke no english. I can remember when I was in grade school, my teacher sent me to the speech therapist because she thought I had a speech impediment. I pronounced all t's as if they were d's making that- dat, them- dem, these- dese and so on. After an hour of reciting the alphabet and repeating words, the speech teacher could find no problem. She finally asked if another language was spoken at home... yep! My mom speaks what is now called Croatian. To this day if you ask her to say alfalfa it always comes out as two words- alpha alpha. I served eight years in the United States Navy during the Vietnam era as an Air Traffic Controller. After receiving an honorable discharge I got my dream job, an Air Traffic Controller for the U.S. Government. Then Kamikaze night came. That was August 3, 1981 when the union I was in went on strike and I lost my job. No hard feelings- I was young enough that I started another career in the nuclear industry. After 25 great years I took an early retirement and now write Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror stories to entertain others. I am married, I have five boys, five great daughter-in laws, and a total of 23 grandchildren. Everyone comes down to visit during the 4th of July week. We are a very patriotic family and celebrate the Fourth like you wouldn't believe.