Writing – Jack Bybee

Writing from the Back Roads

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Books and e-Books

You will easily be entranced by Jack’s writing, much of which is based on memories and emotions while living in Southern Africa.

Kimdog's Tale, er... Tail

If you are a dog lover, especially of Border Collies (and few there are who are not enamoured with the breed) then you will be absorbed by Kimdog’s Tale, er… Tail . With tales of Kimdog told by Tuppence, Kimdog’s father, and later in the text, we encounter Tuppence telling of tales of Kimdog, that Tuppence overheard being discussed, while lying under the dinner table.

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The Journal of Rudd

You’ve likely heard many stories about immigrants arriving in the USA, but few about journeys in the opposite direction. That’s what happened to Frank Rudd Bybee, Jack’s grandfather. *The Journal of Rudd (1897–1902)* is a gripping tale written as if by Frank himself. Summoned to San Francisco by a relative, he’s kidnapped, forced aboard a sailing ship, and faces countless adventures at sea before finally reaching land in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Memories of Eternity

Short stories, such as Out of Africa - Eventually, and other tales based on adventures in Africa. Of benefit to anyone, is Bybee’s Memories of Eternity - Life. Death. Love. - then what? A most comprehensive description of Death Consciousness (Heaven). Memories of Eternity - Life. Death. Love. - then what? Is based on Bybee’s near-death experience in 1972, and even as an experienced technical-writer, he still maintains that writing this text was the most difficult writing he has ever undertaken.

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Pages from the Notebook

As a mountaineer in Southern Africa and beyond, you will find fascinating the descriptions of climbing in various mountain ranges of Southern Africa and then Bybee’s encounter with the ultimate mountaineering challenge, trekking and ice-climbing to 19,900 feet in the Himalayas. The fact that he survived a fall at that height – and that they still managed to catch the flight out, is truly a suspenseful tale. You will be enthralled!

Explore Jack’s published work on Amazon and Kindle, or follow the blog for new short stories and reflections from the back roads of the West.