R. C. Gibbons is the author of a series of poetry gift books, a series of children's stories, is a short story writer, and magazine publisher. He has had freelance articles published in the regional magazine Waterfront Living, as well as the Russian magazine ‘Ermak’ while living in Russia. Much of the inspiration for his writing comes from personal experiences gained while traveling extensively throughout the world.R. C. Gibbons was born and spent his early childhood in Andalusia, Alabama. Later moving with his family to Dothan, Alabama, Jackson and Clinton, Mississippi, and finally to Tallahassee, Florida while in high school. After high school, he joined the U.S. Navy and spent twelve years serving his country in the Intelligence field. It was during this military phase of his life that he developed a love for travel and adventure. He traveled to many countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North Africa, and the Caribbean.His travel experiences have shaped his style of writing, and the adventures he has lived in real life form the backdrop for many of his short stories that are currently being published in eBook format. R. C. Gibbons likes to call his style of writing "factual fiction", and bases his stories on real life places and events, so that if someone were to visit a place he has written about, they could say "I recognize this."The first three traditionally published books of the R. C. Gibbons' Poetry Gift Book series are titled ‘Fields For The Mind To Wander’, ‘Hearts Released’, and ‘The Magical and Mysterious Sea’, but there are others that will follow.Read more about this authorRead less about this author