About Myron Ferdig
The journey of the Author
Story Of
Ferdig Werks
My first thirteen years were spent in the farmlands of rural America, as most of my generation — possibly somewhat different, as my dad was a nomad — traveling across country from Minnesota to Oregon to Michigan, back to Minnesota, and finally to California. Looking back, it took fourteen schools to complete my first twelve grades.
Education began in Michigan in a one-room school serving the six primary grades. School books were precious commodities, purchased by parents and traded in at year’s end for the next year’s subjects — and the fewer doodles inside or out, the more the “trade-in” value. I wrote in my books almost never.
By the time we moved back to Minnesota I was in the fourth grade, having read several full-length novels, including Felix Salten’s Bambi; Roy Rockwood’s Bomba the Jungle Boy on Jaguar Island, Call of the Wild by Jack London, and a few Zane Grey westerns.
Love for books only increased as I grew — adventure, thrills, mystery, historical fiction, all brought satisfaction — Almost everything I could lay my hands on became reading material — from Men of Iron to The Foundling, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn to A Nose For Trouble.
I could check out twelve books at a time from town libraries, and almost always had my card “maxed-out.”
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My business career included time spent as a commercial water chemical provider; designing and selling municipal sports lighting; then settled in the glass/aluminum industry in the Bay Area of northern California. I held several positions: outside glass sales, branch manager for Safelite Industries, general manager of a window manufacturing company, then moved to Vancouver Island, British Columbia — purchased and ran a glass business. Later I created a speciality home business — resilvering mirrors, restoring and repairing antiques and collectibles.
Outside activities included serving as church soloist; member and director of church choir for several years; teaching adult bible classes; and for six years, fostering and mentoring socially and mentally challenged teens and adults .
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My first attempts at writing included short stories, poems and songs, of which there were many. My first full-length book, A Lad From Sardinia, was written and self-published on a whim in 2015; today(2024), at 81, I have eleven books published, with more to come. I hope to have my twelveth — the third in the On the farm with Harry series — available by my 82nd birthday in December.
All of my books, be they crime stories or children stories bring strong moral or Christian ethic underpinnings into view; I try to make the characters come alive, to be believable showing their struggles and hardships as well as victories.
I hope my creations — all PG — will have an appeal to all age groups and worthy of shelf space in your library
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I live in Southern California with my wife, Darlene and two rescue dogs, Thatcher and Shylow. When I’m not writing I might be found playing guitar and singing.
– Myron
P.S. Teach your children the joys of reading. Statistics show(2022) that only 32% ofU.S. Public Shool children are reading at grade level, and that only 65% of fourth graders can barely read at all! This should not be!
Parents! Teach your children to read long before they begin formal education. You can even give them a head start by reading to them in utero.
Readers’ Favorite Books
A LAD FROM SARDINIA
“An adventure story of a young teen-age lad who left his home on the Island of Sardinia to join his Great Uncle aboard a tall ship in 1622 — the Age of Sail.”
THE REUNION
“Our hero, Alan Garrett, goes to a ten-year class reunion, only to find murder and mayhem among his former classmates, and he is enlisted to find the source.”
THE BLACKSMITH
“A frontier tale set in New Mexico Territory in the 1850s. Story centers around the town blacksmith, Buzz Calder, and one orphaned, young lady, Molly Broderick, an enthusiastic, precocious lass.
My Vision
“Worthwhile Reading For The Young And The Young At Heart.”
With All Efforts On My Writing And Online Platforms, my Only Vision Is To Teach Children The Joys Of Reading.
The habit Of Reading Is A Treasure Chest Full Of Wonder, Knowledge, And Satisfaction.
Give your children that Opportunity; Begin by Reading to Them at an early age — even in Utero.
Published Books
Happy Readers
In Progress
Events Planned
These stories are totally hypnotizing! Even being a college student, I couldn’t put “Cowboy Justice” aside. I finished it in just 3 days and really enjoyed it.
– Dave CJ
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