Roger Himmel wrote his first published story in high school while a student at The Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, CT. He graduated from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio in 1970, and then went into the US Army Reserves. While living in Cleveland, he taught creative writing at night and wrote advertising and corporate collateral during the day. He created and produced The Adventures of the Lollipop Dragon, a series of 300 audio/visual programs sold to elementary schools by Singer. He also licensed the dragon characters on toys, puzzles, and ceramic items. Standard Publishing also used his characters in their summer Vacation Bible School program. He is a fifty-year Freemason with active membership in Rockton Lodge No. 316 in Kent, Ohio, and Millbrook Lodge No. 97 in Raleigh, and is a 32-degree KCCH member of the Raleigh Scottish Rite. He received a Presidential Appointment from President Reagan in 1982 and served for 20 years on the board of the Selective Service System.
""I've read dozens of time travel novels. When I sat down to start Time Travels of Kate Levy, I expected the usual. Instead, I discovered Kate, a teenager thrust into time travel, and, at least initially, without understanding what's happening to her. She endures angst like that of moving to a new town, except it's a new time. Kate starts out in a near future, but is soon propelled into a far future, then back to a very distant past, and, finally, to the culturally distant 1960s. Along the way, she has to grapple with the usual teen problems--new love, parental conflict (Dear God, her father is along for much of the journey!), and ""who am I?"" I was engrossed in the book from the first page to the last. Or, as Kate might say, ""Totally lit!"" - Charles Rosenberg Charles Rosenberg is the author of the Amazon best-seller Death on a High Floor and The Trial and Execution of the Traitor George Washington, a finalist for the Sidewise Award in Alternate History. ""I have great respect for Roger's conscious approach to life. This novel reflects his depth of experience, heart, and an inner wisdom of our many levels of existence. Have fun on the journey. It's a great read!"" - Karen Malik Karen Malik, MA, MFT, Director of Western Division of Monroe Institute (1977-2013)