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.)
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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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