Robert J. Rubis
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | HS Teacher-Librarian |
| Location | Princeton, BC, Canada |
| Introduction | I was a career teacher-librarian, but I've always felt there was something else I should be doing. After a short stint as a classroom teacher, I got into libraries "through the back door". In my first Teacher-Librarian position, I knew I'd found my niche in education, and that's where I spent 35 years. A few years ago, I discovered a real passion for "creating rather than just curating" - and so began my exploration of writing as an actual career; something to carry on when it's time to "hang up my spurs" as a Teacher-Librarian. Five years ago I gave up my day-job and moved my family back to Canada, to both support aging parents, and to have my kids experience life in a free, democratic and, I thought, progressive country. It didn't all work out that way,and teaching devolved to holding a series of part-time jobs to make ends meet, so writing has taken a back seat for the moment, but someday... |
| Interests | Reading, cycling, canoeing, hiking, motorcycle-riding (backroads solo), tinkering with old "stuff" (books, clocks, cars, motorcycles) |
| Favorite Movies | Blade Runner, the Road Warrior, Casablanca, Hombre |
| Favorite Music | Mississippi Blues, blues-rooted '60's Rock, gravelly-voiced male vocalists (Leonard Cohen, Kris Kristofferson, Mark Knoppfler) |
| Favorite Books | Atlas Shrugged, the Fountainhead, For Whom the Bell Tolls, A Farewell to Arms, The Source, Dune, A Canticle for Leibowitz, The Stand, The Road |