I was born in a small house in Evanston, Illinois. I met my wife, Mary Ryan, in a painting class while I attended architectural engineering school at the University of Illinois in Chicago. After working in Chicago for ten years, we decided to pick up and head for a less congested part of the country with better weather, and ended up in beautiful Springfield, Missouri, where we hike and enjoy the Ozark region as often as we possibly can.
My spare time is divided between my wife, my two daughters, Natalie and Elizabeth, my three dogs, three cats and two fat bunnies...Wild Bill and Chuck.
If you'd like to learn more about me or the books I've written, you can read excerpts at my website at: http://reidlaurence.piczo.com/
Thank you for your interest,
Reid Laurence
My Stories
Rise To Power Submitted on February 2, 2012 - 16:02 | 24 reads
Heaven And Hell Submitted on December 28, 2011 - 11:56 | 55 reads
Cull The Herd Submitted on November 30, 2011 - 12:55 | 46 reads
Forty Percent Submitted on November 28, 2011 - 15:43 | 52 reads
Eighty Proof Submitted on November 25, 2011 - 17:48 | 58 reads
This Bright A Day Submitted on November 17, 2011 - 14:49 | 54 reads
Autumn Submitted on October 27, 2011 - 21:53 | 65 reads
Summer's End Submitted on October 12, 2011 - 15:59 | 76 reads
Twelve Labors Submitted on September 27, 2011 - 16:07 | 78 reads
Diamond Planet Submitted on August 29, 2011 - 14:12 | 86 reads
Damocles Submitted on August 7, 2011 - 11:42 | 101 reads
Vlad Submitted on August 4, 2011 - 11:49 | 80 reads
Tied To The Mast Submitted on August 2, 2011 - 12:32 | 90 reads
Lonely Shadow Cast Submitted on July 20, 2011 - 14:58 | 102 reads
Parcheesi Submitted on July 7, 2011 - 20:04 | 121 reads
Crucify The World Submitted on July 5, 2011 - 18:33 | 124 reads
My Back To The Sea Submitted on July 3, 2011 - 23:36 | 106 reads
Good Deeds And Bad Submitted on June 17, 2011 - 13:59 | 184 reads
Catching Up Submitted on June 2, 2011 - 11:21 | 131 reads
Love Lost Submitted on May 25, 2011 - 20:08 | 198 reads
Reward Submitted on May 21, 2011 - 12:26 | 131 reads
Salt On The Wound Submitted on May 18, 2011 - 15:29 | 116 reads
Afterlife Submitted on May 16, 2011 - 13:17 | 130 reads
Wretched Snake Submitted on May 3, 2011 - 07:44 | 140 reads
Enervation Submitted on April 30, 2011 - 15:13 | 151 reads
The Great Divide Submitted on April 24, 2011 - 21:05 | 243 reads
Ants Submitted on April 17, 2011 - 03:35 | 169 reads
Character Submitted on April 10, 2011 - 16:28 | 150 reads
Anicius Boethius Submitted on April 6, 2011 - 13:09 | 139 reads
Window Writer Submitted on March 31, 2011 - 16:08 | 197 reads
Aftermath Submitted on March 25, 2011 - 15:53 | 173 reads
Fair As The Sun Submitted on March 11, 2011 - 13:50 | 180 reads
In Place Of Me Submitted on February 28, 2011 - 19:56 | 213 reads
The Time We Missed Submitted on February 9, 2011 - 17:56 | 159 reads
And Soldier No More Submitted on January 30, 2011 - 16:26 | 252 reads
All Amiss Submitted on January 17, 2011 - 19:16 | 172 reads
Wake And Run Submitted on January 10, 2011 - 19:05 | 170 reads
Nirvana Submitted on December 30, 2010 - 22:14 | 168 reads
Gargoyle Submitted on December 24, 2010 - 17:55 | 204 reads
On All Accounts Submitted on December 10, 2010 - 18:36 | 190 reads
Chromatic Pill Submitted on December 1, 2010 - 15:14 | 185 reads
Celtic Knots Submitted on November 19, 2010 - 16:21 | 243 reads
Happy Thanksgiving Submitted on November 9, 2010 - 17:40 | 178 reads
The Speed Of Light Submitted on October 26, 2010 - 17:33 | 209 reads
Changes Submitted on September 8, 2010 - 20:32 | 246 reads
When Time Runs Out Of Time Submitted on August 22, 2010 - 18:51 | 239 reads
Daytime Submitted on August 19, 2010 - 16:44 | 214 reads
Progress In Reverse Submitted on August 11, 2010 - 16:26 | 236 reads
Glass Houses Submitted on August 7, 2010 - 16:44 | 252 reads
Molded Clay Submitted on July 22, 2010 - 17:47 | 232 reads
Fussing And Fighting Submitted on July 4, 2010 - 03:56 | 249 reads
Investiture Submitted on June 25, 2010 - 01:27 | 224 reads
Big Business Is Killing Me Submitted on June 24, 2010 - 20:36 | 205 reads
Just A Lot Of Words Submitted on June 15, 2010 - 18:37 | 273 reads
Cleaning Up Submitted on June 14, 2010 - 17:51 | 245 reads
You And I Submitted on June 11, 2010 - 16:38 | 256 reads
Till Death Do Us Part Submitted on June 9, 2010 - 20:36 | 259 reads
Ten Thousand Graves Submitted on June 7, 2010 - 15:48 | 252 reads
Happy New Year Submitted on June 6, 2010 - 17:33 | 189 reads
My Funny Valentine Submitted on June 1, 2010 - 16:46 | 334 reads
Artery Severed Submitted on May 17, 2010 - 16:30 | 1392 reads
Sight Unseen Submitted on May 14, 2010 - 16:14 | 255 reads
Abduction Submitted on May 3, 2010 - 15:38 | 253 reads
Friends Again Submitted on April 11, 2010 - 16:12 | 336 reads
Wintertime Blues Submitted on February 26, 2010 - 18:06 | 330 reads
Happy New Year Submitted on January 19, 2010 - 18:02 | 335 reads
My Jesus, Mercy Submitted on January 14, 2010 - 16:53 | 291 reads
Holidays To Remember Submitted on December 28, 2009 - 19:52 | 248 reads
Just Being Frank Submitted on January 18, 2009 - 19:28 | 572 reads
A Sign Of The Time Submitted on December 14, 2008 - 21:55 | 382 reads
Talking Heads Submitted on August 3, 2008 - 02:45 | 401 reads
Good Friends and Family Submitted on March 21, 2008 - 19:10 | 300 reads
Vote For Who? Submitted on March 19, 2008 - 00:14 | 475 reads
We Need Dollars... Not Change Submitted on February 24, 2008 - 18:23 | 327 reads
Changes Submitted on January 5, 2008 - 21:21 | 370 reads
Purple Heart Fatigue Submitted on August 30, 2007 - 18:59 | 627 reads
Why Wal-Mart Will Destroy You Submitted on August 28, 2007 - 18:24 | 719 reads
The Fast Track Submitted on May 26, 2007 - 17:12 | 1080 reads
Apple Pie and Coffee Submitted on April 11, 2007 - 18:02 | 680 reads
Don’t Really Own No Elves Submitted on March 28, 2007 - 00:02 | 394 reads
Itsalotta Chicken Submitted on March 1, 2007 - 21:58 | 871 reads
My Typical Interview Submitted on January 28, 2007 - 23:06 | 668 reads
Sisohpromatem Submitted on January 8, 2007 - 20:45 | 1077 reads
Writer's Block Submitted on December 7, 2006 - 16:21 | 483 reads
My First Interview Submitted on October 15, 2006 - 21:03 | 867 reads
I'm Just The Bell Ringer Here Submitted on October 4, 2006 - 22:07 | 1066 reads
Righteous Restitution? Submitted on September 24, 2006 - 17:57 | 489 reads
Truth Or Consequences? Submitted on September 8, 2006 - 05:40 | 987 reads
Tough Teacher Submitted on August 1, 2006 - 19:45 | 2591 reads
Intro to my new book Submitted on July 26, 2006 - 22:24 | 528 reads
Getting Along Submitted on June 28, 2006 - 20:24 | 530 reads
Prodigy Submitted on May 17, 2006 - 21:33 | 561 reads
This Game Of Chance Submitted on April 18, 2006 - 18:54 | 1163 reads
Breaking News! Submitted on April 13, 2006 - 01:51 | 1163 reads
They're Here! Submitted on March 31, 2006 - 22:14 | 654 reads
Solomon Submitted on March 3, 2006 - 19:46 | 648 reads
The Visionary Submitted on February 22, 2006 - 01:40 | 867 reads
A Day In The Life Submitted on February 12, 2006 - 00:32 | 1298 reads
What The Government Won't Tell You Submitted on February 8, 2006 - 01:23 | 1382 reads
A New Post Submitted on January 10, 2006 - 01:44 | 1513 reads
No One's Fault In Particular Submitted on January 8, 2006 - 03:46 | 774 reads
Who Am I This Time? Submitted on December 28, 2005 - 23:17 | 799 reads
Carl Submitted on December 18, 2005 - 23:30 | 796 reads
Jack's Mess (Prt2 - Murder In Blue) Submitted on December 11, 2005 - 02:33 | 943 reads
Jack's Mess (Prt1 - Thirty Days To Kill) Submitted on December 11, 2005 - 02:20 | 857 reads
A Killing Rain Submitted on December 11, 2005 - 02:06 | 1192 reads
Jailbird Submitted on December 11, 2005 - 01:56 | 959 reads
