: About Me

Will Kester is a pseudonym and my birth name. I was adopted and my name changed, so now I write as Will Kester. Maybe someday I'll hear from a relative, or maybe not. In the meantime, having a pseudonym gives me the freedom to write with some degree of separation from reality, a good thing for a fiction writer, I think.

I don't make a big deal of secrecy as to my real identity, as there are clues in my website www.willkester.com and in my books.

I lived and traveled all over the world, and now write about the world, in an attempt to share some insight, gleaned from going where few will ever go, and doing what I wouldn't wish on anyone. I have been arrested, stoned, beaten, starved, and had malaria and other horrible diseases, just to name a few of the things I would never wish on anyone, but learned a lot along the way, I hope. I ate things most would never eat and did things I would never do again, but it was worth it, I think.

When I share my insights, they are not "the truth" but the truth in my experience, told in stories of fiction, in which I try to achieve more truth than in reality.

I now live in New Mexico, where I paint, write, cook gourmet meals, garden, and read voraciously. I watch international politics like sports fans watch sports. My second novel was just released and I hope my readers enjoy it. For more info on books or the author, go to www.willkester.com or email me at willkester@msn.com

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NEWS: The first two of many short stories from Will Kester is now available on www.amazon.com (short stories are in the book section). The non-fiction story is autobiographical, about the author's first of many trips, his adventures, his fears, and his reactions which began to develop the author of today. It costs 49 cents to download and is worth every penny, he hopes.

The second is titled "Kuwait" and is purely fictional, but kind of sweet, and kind of not, kind of like Will Kester; probably also worth about 49c.

My passion is ...

reading, writng, and thinking; and food, good food, and great wine

I know too much about ...

poverty, abuse, oppression, war, hate, ignorance, intolerance

My parents always told me ...

"Eat your vegetables. Children in China are starving, you know."

My childhood ambition ...

To see the world, and I did.

My favorite memory ...

Many favorites, but fishing with my Grandfather has to be up there.

Why I write ...

I write to communicate, tell some fun stories, and share some insight, garnered from my travels, my good and bad experiences.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I watch news, as some watch sports, since I find the news more relevant to my everyday life than sports, but that's not to say that I don't watch sports.

My first job ...

I was five-years old, when my Granfather started teaching me to be a carpenter's helper, then a carpenter. I kept a time card, and was paid ten cents an hour. By the age of twelve, I was making a quarter an hour. It had nothing to do with money, but it was nice to be paid, and have something to show for my labors, but it was learning, and being with my Grandfather, that was what made it so great.

My best moment ...

My best moment? There are so many. It has to have something to do with sex, it just has to, or love, maybe, maybe not. Maybe it was when I discovered you could have both at the same time.

My inspiration ...

My inspiration, throughout the remainder of my life, will always be my son, who died several years ago. He taught me more about how to find the positive to focus on, and enjoyed every day of his short life, even his bad days.

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Landscaping' is a huge world, thought of quite differently by many people in many ways. In my next life, I may choose landscaping for a career, but for now, I just do it to please myself. Most people think of plants when they think of landscaping', but sculpting the land is a large part of landscaping'. Here are some steps I suggest, and all of them are (relatively) inexpensive, but some take some labor. If you hire the labor, the cost goes up, quickly. First, take a look at the slopes and contours of the area. If it's flat, consider making it more interesting with the creation of some ber...

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