Robert S. Ruehrdanz was born in Chicago, Illinois; attended Ripon College and La Salle University. Bob is a Korean War Veteran, 1952-1955. He and his wife Marge, will be celebrating 32 years together.
Most of his adult life was spent in marketing with several large corporations. He retired in 1996 and began writing in earnest. However, it wasn't until he was introduced to Long Story Short that his writing received the critiques and the chances of publication he had sought.
Bob is finishing his second novel and has published eleven short stories and poems during the past year. He and his wife live 55 miles north of San Francisco, in Sonoma County, California.
Robert S. Ruehrdanz has had the following poems and stories published:
THE INTERVIEW 
non-fiction published in Long Story Short /Taj Mahal Review
ROAD TO WARMTH non-fiction published in Kaliedosouls
SURPRISE AT GREENVILLE non-fiction published in Taj Mahal Review
TEACHINGS poem published in Long Story Short
SURPRISE AT GREENVILLE Non-fiction published in Taj Mahal Review
A NIGHT AT THE CABIN Fiction published in Long Story Short January 2009
In addition to the published items above, Robert will have a novel ready soon entitled: IN DEFENSE OF HIS COUNTRY - a Korean War story about a top secret organization within the U.S. Army.
THE DROUGHT HUNTERS
by Ray Grayson
Why has it stopped raining – everywhere? Scientists Brett Carver and Beth Royer have to find out why and make it rain again before rising sea levels press down tectonic plates and trigger the “big one” in Southern California. Theirs is a race against time – a crucial test of their scientific skills and their growing love for each other. $13.25 - e-book - 173 pages
