CURSE OF THE CANNON: GREED IS A ROAD TO DESTRUCTION

Joseph has developed personal talents in the areas of art, music and writing. He finds that em- bracing multiple talents and interests at once combats both writer’s block and boredom. A typical day consists of 5-minute sketches of people while out for breakfast in the morning; then home to write on whatever project is before him. Evening is his time for music – song writing and guitar practice.

A number of years ago, he decided to read through the entire Bible, Genesis through Revela- tion. But in order to really attend to and concentrate on what he was reading, he decided to copy down on notebook paper everything he was reading. After many months and many notebooks, Joe had finished copying scripture. He had gotten so used to writing, that he discovered how much he enjoyed it, and became determined to try writing his own stories. He developed the character of Joe Gun, a former San Antonio police officer who left the force to start his private in- vestigation practice. His office and upstairs apartment is on the famous downtown River Walk…. Address, Riverwalk 6. This is the title of book one, published in 2019 by Newman Springs Publishers.

Joseph sets his stories in and around San Antonio. Book two, Curse of The Cannon, is set in the nearby town of Gonzales, Texas as well as San Antonio. He enjoys referencing familiar land- marks, streets and business establishments. He believes local residents and even those who have visited the location of the setting can better enter the story and identify with the landmarks and streets that are familiar to them. The third book in the Joe Gun Series is a flashback in time to an earlier investigation story titled Blood Lake, and is a project still in progress. The setting for this book ranges from San Antonio to Houston to Corpus Christi area.