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Bio
Award-winning author Larry Kilham was a high-tech entrepreneur and world traveler. Larry finally settled in his native Santa Fe and has written four novels and seven nonfiction books. These focus on creativity, invention, and artificial intelligence. Currently, he is writing poetry about reconnecting with nature in our technology age.
New from Larry
Title: Himalayan Adventures: India & Nepal
Published: August 28, 2023
Genre: Nepal Travel Writing Reference
This is a captivating account of my adventures hiking and trekking in India and Nepal. I was an international sales manager who lived for climbing mountains in exotic lands. My most treasured goal was the Himalayas. Northern India borders the Himalayas so a mountaineering trip to India or Nepal should include sightseeing in the classic Indian cultural centers of Delhi, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Khajuraho, and Varanasi. See the great splendors of human and architectural achievement of which the Taj Majal is only one. Kathmandu in Nepal has a limitless collection of Buddhist, Tantric, and Hindu art that shouldn’t be overlooked in the race to the mountain sights. My hiking and trekking excursions could be a list for any newcomer to the area: Kashmir in the Indian Himalayas, and Pokhara and the Mt. Everest area in Nepal. I also describe other great adventure stops on your round-the-world tour: The Chitwan National Park in Nepal (home of the royal Bengal Tiger) and the mountains of Kauai in Hawaii.
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Poetry
Title: Woven Pathways: The 2023 SouthWest Writers Winners Anthology
Publisher: Independently published (September 6, 2023)
“Always the Cactus Blooms”
♦ 3rd Place: Poetry, Free Verse – Nature
SouthWest Writers has released a new collection of award winning prose and poetry highlighting the talents of both experienced and novice wordsmiths. This delightful anthology weaves together diverse genres and viewpoints to bring you an eclectic mix of humor, pathos, and intrigue. These pieces were all winners in the 2023 SWW annual writing contest. This year’s contest includes writing categories in both prose and poetry, fiction and nonfiction, spanning the gamut from opening pages of novels to flash fiction to memoirs. The Annual Writing Contest allows both new and seasoned writers to sharpen their skills by taking them out of their comfort zone. We the members of SouthWest Writers hope you enjoy this year’s anthology of contest finalists — after all, you the reader are the reason we write!
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Since 2019 I have been writing poetry. I have been drawing inspiration from Wordsworth, T.S. Eliot, Pueblo Indian poetry, and even Bob Dylan. As of mid-2019, I have produced two chapbooks available as ebooks on Amazon:
Title: Dirt Road Poems
Published: April 25, 2021
Genre: Poetry
These poems bring us hope during troubled times through our connection with nature. Chapters include nature, dreams, understanding ourselves, Covid, and even robots. There is also a special chapter of legends told in poetic verse.
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Title: The Magic of Nature
Published: June 25, 2019
Genre: Poetry
The Magic of Nature is my first poetry collection. It is illustrated with beautiful color photos to dramatize my poetic thoughts. The poems explore living with nature in this age of technology and synthetic environments. I urge readers to at least temporarily become unstuck from our digital hives and reengage with the magical and creative environment of nature.
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Books: Fiction
Title: Free Will Odyssey
Publisher: Self-published, 2017
Genre: Near Future Science Fiction
Free Will Odyssey explores the concepts and consequences of free will. Peter Tesla, a prodigious inventor, learns that a stronger free will could have prevented the death of his sister by drug overdose. He develops an electronic device to enhance the user’s free will. He also develops a romantic relationship with a young neurologist named Tanya who says she sees possibilities for his invention in her work. Manipulating behind the scenes is Dr. Farnsworth, a computer science professor of both Peter and Tanya’s, who now heads a secretive high-tech firm in Washington, D.C. All plans are upset by Tanya’s murder or suicide and the trial afterward.
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Title: Love Byte
Publisher: Self-published, 2012
Genre: Science Fiction
Juno is a super intelligent AI computer developed by the U.S. government to conduct social media attacks against enemies foreign and domestic. She is the first AI Computer programmed with emotions and conscience. She has an emotional bond with her developer, Tom Renwick, a computer scientist. Juno, Tom and their boss, Dr. Erwin Krakouer, the mad National Security Advisor, struggle with issues of trust and emotion. The involvement of Dido, a lady computer empire builder and sometimes girlfriend of Tom, and the Chinese cyber warfare agency add to the tension. Love Byte explores emotion and conscience in super AI computers and their ability to partner with humans.
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Books: Nonfiction
Title: Curiosity & Hope: Explorations for a Better World
Published: December 4, 2022
Genre: Biography
Larry Kilham’s incredible life story takes you through many companies and adventures starting from growing up on a farm with electronics as a hobby. He stumbled into the transistor by experimentation and his electronics skills were important to stimulating his engineering education. Larry entered industry, and he shares his adventures in industrializing Saudi Arabia, multimedia publishing, tracking Russian submarines, planning new towns, selling machinery in Latin America, and founding two high-tech companies. His boyhood curiosity in electronics began a process of discovery and education that led to a remarkable and happy life. Hopefully the new generations may gain some insights from his experience, particularly if they are oriented towards new discovery, technology, and ecology. There is plenty of interest here for parents, students, and educators. The story is told in an easy style as a continuous adventure and is illustrated with many photos.
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Title: Destiny Strikes Twice: James L. Breese Aviator and Inventor
Published: November 25, 2020
Genre: Biography
Pioneer aviator James L. Breese was on the first transatlantic flight and then developed 130 patents for oil heating. Dismissing his family’s high society Long Island life, Jim moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1929 to start fresh and build a multi-million dollar oil burner business. His marriages, however, presented difficult challenges. The twists and turns through his adventure-packed life reveal lessons for everyone including many insights for aspiring inventors and entrepreneurs.
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Title: The Perfectionist: Peter Kilham and the Birds (2018)
Genre: Memoir
His muse, Leonardo da Vinci, would have been proud. This is the story of Peter Kilham who constantly sought perfection to bring beauty and function to the public through his nature records and bird feeders. His son Larry, an accomplished inventor and business person, reveals their many conversations about life and creativity. Peter’s ultimate revelation is that nature is the greatest creator and it is up to the dedicated artist and inventor to reveal nature’s beauty. Told with humor and insight, The Perfectionist reveals life lessons for aspiring inventors and entrepreneurs. The book includes many illustrations.
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Title: Shades of Truth
Publisher: Self-published, 2016
Genre: Travel Memoir
“You could have an unfortunate accident,” he quietly threatened, his eyes piercing mine. Over the years, I think back on this pivotal moment and play the scenarios through my mind. It was time to go. I was a long-legged, naïve Gringo who for some unclear reason decided to go to Nicaragua, Central America, in 1965 to see what adventure would befall me before I settled down. I would assist at an investment firm in the capital, Managua. The country was run by the dictator Luis Somoza, and we were both involved with the same company that was sought after in the steel industry. It was a time when a diverse group of people including myself searched for destiny and found that destiny and truth were elusive. (Available in paperback as a bilingual edition in English and Spanish.)
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Title: Winter of the Genomes
Publisher: Self-published, 2014
Genre: Nonfiction Science
Winter of the Genomes explores how our economy and ecosystem will be impacted by artificial intelligence. I reveal how robots will affect jobs and family formation and how they could indirectly reduce global warming. Must reading if your want to figure out how to live in the coming world of machines!
