O. M. Amos recently made the transition from full-time collegiate economics professor to full-time retiree, taking up residence in a small community north of Tulsa with his blushing bride of four-plus decades. After writing about, and lecturing on, esoteric academic facts, retirement provided the opportunity to tell the stories that were bouncing around his otherwise engaged brain. In his previous life Professor Amos had authored textbooks and obscure articles for academic journals; built and wrote content for a popular website frequented by college students in search of intellectual enlightenment; and developed one of the first completely online Internet-based course.
When not immersed in arranging words into complete sentences—both fact and fiction—Professor Amos undertook a variety of hobbies over the years, including sports, such as golf, softball, basketball, running, and swimming; woodworking, resulting in a houseful of furniture; and guitar, first playing and later building.
A Kansas native, he spent many long hours driving through the Flint Hills between Wichita and Kansas City often wondering‚ ‘Does anything exciting ever happen here?’
