J.D. Puett

Currently writing fiction, J.D. Puett has completed two novellas and is presently composing a third. He co-authored the 2016 book, Renaissance Art & Science @ Florence with Susan B. Puett and has published several juried papers on the Florentine Renaissance and on Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Holding advanced degrees in physics and in biochemistry, he is widely published with books, articles, and reviews in science, covering biochemistry; molecular, cell, and stem cell biology; reproductive endocrinology; cancer biology; and polymer physics/physical chemistry. An academician active in research, teaching, mentoring, and administration, he has held Professorships at three research universities and is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

The Visitors

Quietly and swiftly the canoe marked its early morning passing with an undulating seamless wake on the surface of the water. With no breeze the small lake was motionless except for the temporary trail left by the canoe. In the distance belted kingfishers and alder flycatchers darted above, and the cry of a bald eagle from a tree at lakeside occasionally pierced the morning stillness.
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