Whatever Happened to Robin? (Paperback) | Released: 13 Nov 2015

On the shores of Lake Biwa near Kyoto, Japan a distinguished American bishop lays his head in the lap of a beautiful Japanese woman and dies. His death opened a long held secret and when opened shook the foundation of a prominent American family and a major denomination.
About the Author: Let me introduce myself.... I didn't come along until 1927, but my parents chose an auspicious place for my birth. They chose Skedee, Oklahoma. The exclusivity of my place of birth has permitted me to hold my head high on all occasions. For those of us who are culturally aware, being born in Oklahoma is a secret form of royalty. I started out to be an educator and a minister, but somewhere along the way I caught a detour that led me in a new direction. Following that uncertain journey, I discovered a new occupation-writing. Today, I sit at my computer, look across a beautiful lake, and I write. I have traveled the world. I have lived in Japan, South Africa and Canada. I have visited more than 60 countries of the world, but there is no place like home. Now I live in Fort Towson, Oklahoma on a small lake-Lake Raymond Gary. It is a small democracy of gracious common people with whom I am honored to live in community. Life Capsules -- In 1909 Grandfather Arvin Armstrong shot a man in a bar in Horse Branch, Kentucky. He bundled his small family into a covered wagon and escaped west to Antlers, Oklahoma, where he raised his family in peace, mostly. He never returned to Horse Branch. -- In 1945 the author was drafted into the US Army. Served in the occupation of Japan. He was one of the first US soldiers to experience the devastation of the atomic bombs in both Nagasaki and Hiroshima. -- In the mid 1950s, Desegregation was the hot issue. The author decided to attempt to enroll in an all-black university. He chose Atlanta University, a prestigious black institution. He was successful, and became the first white student to explore the reverse reality of prejudice. -- During the 1960s the Congo massacres were the headlines of the world's newspapers. The author went to the Congo to see the problem for himself and while there he ran into a guerrilla action and barely escaped with his life. -- He visited a leper colony in Swaziland and toured the small leper village as a guest of the director of the colony. He recalls being served luncheon by lepers. -- He was in Havana, Cuba the week before Castro seized power. A car loaded with rebels sprayed the street with machine gun fire as he ducked into a doorway for safety. Education U. of NM (M.A. in Philosophy) N.T.S. (B.D. in Theology) U. of Kansas (Doc. Studies, Human Relations.) U. of Denver (Ed.D., in Higher Ed.) I.S.T. (Th.D., in Sociology of Rel.) Atlanta U. (Social Work)