Life and Death in a Single Breath: Poetry, Musings and Photographs

By RM Ullrich

I have always loved writing, but it has taken a promise to my mother before she passed away and the encouragement of my wife and several of my friends to bring me to this point. It is my hope that my poetry will be thought provoking, encouraging to some, and insightful to others. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to share my life, my heart, my thoughts, and my experiences.

-RM Ullrich

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Apr 20, 2016
• ISBN: 9781514485828

RM Ullrich

Robert Ullrich was born in Minnesota and raised in Iowa with five brothers, Steve, Mark, Dave, Tom, and James. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1972 to 1976 as a computer operator/data communications specialist stationed at Randolph Air Force Base in Universal City, Texas. This is his first publication, a collection of poetry and musings that he has penned over the last thirty years. Robert is married to Kim Ullrich and resides in Rockport, Texas. Robert is currently working on his first novel in a series of books titled “The Lazarus Chronicles,” following the life of a contract killer with a philanthropic foundation that he funds through his contracts. The novel is set in Rockport, Texas, where Lazarus has been contracted by a local bank president to make him disappear with a new identity and $15 million of drug cartel money that he embezzled. The book is scheduled for release later this year.

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