About Rajah Dodger, the official version

[Rajah Dodger]

(I had a couple of sentences to say here before adding the following, but by the time I got everything together I'd been logged out.  So I'll just leave the prewritten part.  Nice to be here with you all.)

     Rajah Dodger is a citizen of Texas, both by birth and current residence.  A man in his midlife (that's as close to demographics as he will authorize), he has been "in computers" for more than 40 years and makes his living in Houston, not far from one of the world's largest [targets] centers of petrochemical production.  He speaks English, reads some Spanish, and writes in a variety of computer languages.

     Once upon a time he cursed the darkness of badly written stories on adult computer bulletin boards.  Then a voice came to him (probably from one of the neighbors fed up with his whining), saying "Go thou and show them how it is done, for in truth you cannot do much worse."  And thereby hangs a tale -- over a hundred of them by now -- with no outraged villagers coming yet to burn his house down.  He writes about most anything that catches his fancy, whether it's darkly nasty stroke or socially redeeming fluff.

     None of his family suspect that he is a published author; his wife considers him merely strange, and his children don't consider adults to be members of a relevant species anyway.  When not working or writing, he plays cards, reads science fiction, listens to classical and rock music, and watches television.

     Finally, to answer the inevitable question, his pen name has nothing to do with either the Indian subcontinent or any desire to escape law enforcement.  (Well, if you must know... that was a long time ago and he was under age.)  It actually comes from a combination of Charles Dickens and British pilot slang.  The rest of the etymology is left as an exercise for the astute student.

[Rajah Dodger]

It occurs to me, I do have some stories that I'm rather proud of, for the bound or possibly erotic sections.  I won't flood Teann, and I'll have to figure out which of the tags applies, so it may take a little while.

[boundbinder]

Welcome to the forum!! Great to see a fellow Texan around.

[uirkygulp]

(I had a couple of sentences to say here before adding the following, but by the time I got everything together I'd been logged out.  So I'll just leave the prewritten part.  Nice to be here with you all.)

    Rajah Dodger is a citizen of Texas, both by birth and current residence.  A man in his midlife (that's as close to demographics as he will authorize), he has been "in computers" for more than 40 years and makes his living in Houston, not far from one of the world's largest street view [targets] centers of petrochemical production.  He speaks English, reads some Spanish, and writes in a variety of computer languages.

    Once upon a time he cursed the darkness of badly written stories on adult computer bulletin boards.  Then a voice came to him (probably from one of the neighbors fed up with his whining), saying "Go thou and show them how it is done, for in truth you cannot do much worse."  And thereby hangs a tale -- over a hundred of them by now -- with no outraged villagers coming yet to burn his house down.  He writes about most anything that catches his fancy, whether it's darkly nasty stroke or socially redeeming fluff.

    None of his family suspect that he is a published author; his wife considers him merely strange, and his children don't consider adults to be members of a relevant species anyway.  When not working or writing, he plays cards, reads science fiction, listens to classical and rock music, and watches television.

    Finally, to answer the inevitable question, his pen name has nothing to do with either the Indian subcontinent or any desire to escape law enforcement.  (Well, if you must know... that was a long time ago and he was under age.)  It actually comes from a combination of Charles Dickens and British pilot slang.  The rest of the etymology is left as an exercise for the astute student.

I especially liked the line about being told to "show them how it is done"—that's a relatable way many writers get started. Looking forward to checking out some of your stories and seeing the range from dark fiction to lighter pieces.

[Eido]

Welcome, Rajah Dodger, and it's nice to see someone in a similar demographic. By demographic I mean "in computers for 40 years" I look forward to reading your stories.

Eido