James Ostby grew up on the barren plains of northeastern Montana, on the farm homesteded by his grandparents in 1912. He holds a bachelor of science degree in general studies (psychology), a bachelor of science in film and television production, and a minor in history. He was a personnel psychology specialist in the U.S. Army in the mid '60s, has worked in public and commercial television, and was the owner and manager of a radio station in Wyoming. He, his wife, and their two young daughters, returned to the farm in 1977 where the long, cold winters and the isolation provided a perfect writing environment.
James and his wife, Donna, spent fifteen winter seasons cruising the southeast coast of the U.S., and in the Bahamas, aboard their blue-water sailboats Skycastles, and later on Evangeline.
They retired from sailing, and James is concentrating on his literary writing, which he does as an avocation.
(He was a student in Robert Pirsig's college class, and years later was commended by him on his writing.)
Email: jimostby@gmx.com
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WIP (Work in Progress): An Exposition of the Rise and Fall of Humanity
James and his wife, Donna, spent fifteen winter seasons cruising the southeast coast of the U.S., and in the Bahamas, aboard their blue-water sailboats Skycastles, and later on Evangeline.
They retired from sailing, and James is concentrating on his literary writing, which he does as an avocation.
(He was a student in Robert Pirsig's college class, and years later was commended by him on his writing.)
Email: jimostby@gmx.com
On Facebook & Bluesky
WIP (Work in Progress): An Exposition of the Rise and Fall of Humanity