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Jeff Ovall
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After retiring from 26-years active duty in the United States Coast Guard, he's continued to grow in the literary field. His short story, The Rocking Chair, won first place in the national 2003 Otherworlds Sci-Fi short story contest. His first novel, Chronicles of the HEDGE, received 5-star reviews on Amazon.com.
In a review of his latest novel, The Man Who Saved Christmas, Deborah Tompkins Johnson wrote in a Washington, DC suburb newspaper, The Potomac News - Manassas Journal Messenger, that the “author has taken the debate over Christmas decorations - the nativity in particular, and other religious symbols like the cross and the Star of David - and uses wit, shock and even a bit of humor to register his stance in the debate.”
Jeff Ovall is a Featured Author on a Sci-Fi webzine www.yellow30scifi.com, where he provides us with a glimpse into his life and offers advice to other writers.
Accomplishments:
Writing Awards: First place in the 2003 Otherworlds Sci-Fi short story contest with the story: The Rocking Chair.
Military Awards: Several Achievement and Commendation medals for service performed during his 26-years of active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Books
|  | Chronicles of the HEdge by Jeff Ovall
In spite of the ever-looming threat of capture, a brave band of evangelists join forces to preach the Gospel to a lost and hostile world. John Rex, one of the leaders of this underground network, is the focus of HEdge's search-and-destroy mission.
Mercilessly hunting down his prey, Roderick Banchard is just as devoted to his evil campaign as the Christians are to their evangelistic cause...
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 | The Man Who Saved Christmas by Jeff Ovall
Christmas - only days away; plastic snowmen and glowing reindeer adorn the lawns of neighborhoods all across America. All is calm, all is bright, and yet there is something tragically wrong about this Christmas night.
With swift passage through Congress, the Anti-Intolerance legislation was signed into law prohibiting the public display of religious symbols. The traditional centerpiece ...
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Short Stories
The Rocking Chair by Jeff Ovall
The Rocking Chair is an eerie tale of Ted Nathanson, an auto-body repairman who decides to drive his rickety truck a few miles north one evening to visit his brother. On his way, he makes a fateful e...
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Articles
Man Who Saved Christmas - Review by Deborah Tompkins Johnson by Jeff Ovall
A review of "The Man Who Saved Christmas" dated December 23, 2006, written by Deborah Tompkins Johnson for a Washington, DC suburb newspaper, The Potomac News - Manassas Journal Messenger....
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Man Who Saved Christmas - Review by Deborah Tompkins Johnson by Jeff Ovall
A review of "The Man Who Saved Christmas" dated December 23, 2006, written by Deborah Tompkins Johnson for a Washington, DC suburb newspaper, The Potomac News - Manassas Journal Messenger....
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Links
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| www.yellow30scifi.com
This is a Sci-Fi forum for authors to share their experiences and market their wears. As a Featured Author, Jeff Ovall provides us with a glimpse into his life and offers advise to other writers.
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