Darryl Wimberley
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Writer
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who was born on December 19, 1949 in St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida
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. Having completed his secondary education at Lafayette County High School, Mayo
Mayo, Florida
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, Florida, he entered the United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
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, Colorado
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, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in International Affairs. While still on active duty he completed graduate work at St. Mary's University
St. Mary's University, Texas
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, San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
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, Texas
Texas
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, and was awarded a Master of Arts in English Literature.
Upon separation from military service he entered the Graduate School of the University of Texas at Austin where he completed a Doctorate of Philosophy from the Radio-Television-Film department. He was hired as Assistant Regional Manager for a four-state region of cable television systems owned by Communications Properties, Inc., of the Times-Mirror Corporation.
He returned to Austin to write. Darryl has four novels with St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press
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in the Barrett Raines mystery series: A Rock and a Hard Place (1999), Dead Man's Bay (2000), Strawman's Hammock (2001) and Pepperfish Keys (2007). A separate, literary work, A Tinker's Damn, was published in 2000 by MacMurray and Beck; another literary novel, The King of Colored Town, was published in 2007 by The Toby Press. His script Kaleidoscope was Grand Prize Winner for Fade In: Magazines 1998 competition.
Darryl writes and teaches Introduction to Literature full-time at the United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
. He is married to Doris Constantine, Director of Financial Aid at St. Edward's University
St. Edward's University
St. Edward's University is a private Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located south of Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas. The university offers a liberal arts education and its campus is located on a hill overlooking the city of Austin. The campus's most notable landmark is Main...
in Austin. Darryl and Doris have two children.
Literary works
- A Tinker's Damn (2000)
- Writing For Interactive Media: The Complete Guide (co-authored with Jon Samsel) (2003)
- The King of Colored Town (2007)
- Kaleidoscope (2008)
Barrett Raines Mystery Series
- A Rock and a Hard Place (1999)
- Dead Man's Bay (2000)
- Strawman's Hammock (2001)
- Pepperfish Keys (2007)
- Devil's Slew (2011)