My name is Harold Cohn. I am 74 years. I am a combat Vet of the Vietnam War. I served aboard the U.S.S. Garnett County LST 821 (the mother ship to a squadron of Patrol Boats River in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, 1967/1968. I am also a retired Park Ranger, County of San Diego. While I was a Park Ranger, I made my first attempt at the writing. The result t was the El Monte Park History. It took 13 months of research and writing to write the El Monte Park History. Years later I with volunteer labor of Artist/Muralist Mona Mills an old cinder block pump house, 8″x16″, became the El Monte Oaks Museum at El Monte Park, Lakeside, Ca.. Since, “One picture is worth a thousand words, I have attached three photos of the El Monte and the Murals within to this BIO.

During my research for the El Monte Park History I became interest in Native American life and history. This lead me to seeking Native American rock art, petroglyphs & pictographs. I self-published a book of interpretations of Native American rock art at lulu.com titled: “THE STONE SPOKE”. I am a published poet. My poem titled: “F14” was published in the October 1992 issue of issue of “The Poetry Conspiracy” magazine ( painting by Mona Mills Artist illustrating the “F14” poem is attached on the topic page. The topic was “RAIN” San Diego. My favorite poet is e.e.cummings. My favorite poem by e.e.cummings is “anyone lived in a pretty how town”. I have had two articles published in magazines. The first article published was a short-short title: “The Halloween Story” in “the villager” MAGAZINE, October, 1992.

The second article (another short-short) was published :GOLD PROSPECTOR” magazine November/December 1996 issue was titled: “THE GOLDEN ONION”. In addition I self-published the book and e-book titled: “CRAZY OLD MAN” The book “CRAZY OLD MAN” contains poetry, prose , fiction a play and what ever this CRAZY OLD MAN found interesting. THE book/e-book CRAZY OLD MAN is available at amazon.com. I am currently writing a non-religious interpretation of the BIBLE title: “THE BIBLE ACCORDING TO HAROLD”. GOD willing I will finish it.

If you want to write creativity I recommend reading the book titled: “Writing Down the Bones ” by Natalie Goldberg. In closing. writing is for the young, the old, and the bold!