Mark Carlson, 65, is a San Diego County resident and the author of eleven published books and more than two hundred magazine articles. Totally blind, he works with advanced talking software and hardware. He is an eager student of history and the human condition, and his writings run from essays to short stories, humor and serious, and tirades to social commentary. As a former president of a San Diego Toastmasters International club, he has gained a reputation as a popular public speaker on more than eighty topics to adult education and college audiences. In his younger days He was a Civil War, British Colonial, and Roman Legion re-enactor. Although not a member of the armed forces, Carlson is a member of half a dozen veteran and military organizations. He was the first blind tour guide at the San Diego Air & Space Museum, and has met dozens of veterans and four of the men to have walked on the Moon. Among his non-fiction works are books on military, naval and aviation history, while his novels are popular with readers of historical fiction. His first two books published with iUniverse were about working with his two Guide Dogs, Musket and Saffron. His books can be found at: www.markcarlsonbooks.com