About Me

Hello and Welcome to the Unawriter's Lair. I will be your host on this site. My name is John Bruning, I am a Silicon Valley (Saratoga High, Class of 1986 Rules!) refugee who found a home in small town Oregon, settled down and started writing books. Links to them can be found on this site. I'm also the president of the 973rd COB, a non-profit corporation dedicated to providing training support to the Oregon National Guard, the Oregon State Police, and any other worthy institution that needs to beat-up on over-age, over-weight but steadfast civilians.

The photo of me you see here was taken in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. I'm standing next to SFC Vince "Vinni" Jacques, one of the closest friends I've ever had. Vinni preyed upon me the entire time I was embedded with his company--see the Exemplary American section for details on his devilish sense of humor.

Why the Unawriter's Lair? Well, I write from a century-old former ballroom in a former Odd Fellow's Lodge and Speakeasy. The room is huge, and due to our work with the 973rd COB, it tends to be full of gear--including lots of scary-looking airsoft weapons (AK-47s, sniper rifles, Claymore mines, etc.). Mixed into the stacks of faux weapons, bookshelves, manuscript piles and second hand sofas are my resident feline assistants, including Volunteers, the orange cat we rescued from New Orleans after Katrina.

When greeted with this scene, one new visitor to my works pace exclaimed, "Good lord! This looks like a militia headquarters. You'd better be careful, John, or people will start calling you the Unawriter."

My dear Sis, Sherry Bruning, long ago taught me to embrace the craziness. Thus, Welcome to the Unawriter's Lair, my home away from office on the net. Enjoy your stay, and support the troops!

John B.