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Richard McCallum

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Richard E. McCallum: Obtained a B.S in Film/TV from Montana State University (1976). Film Credits:
Changing Dawn, Writer/Director, Montana PBS Science series. Served in the U.S. Navy Combat Camera
Group. Achieved a Master of Arts Degree from USC-LA Cinema Production (1984). Career in the
Film/multimedia industry (40years).Contributing author California Writers Clubs anthologies (17); two awarded the IPA Gold for 2020 and 2022. Novels: Satan’s Recruitment of Angelo Raguel, Red, Black & Blue, Missouri Boys, VideoNauts, Celluloid Rider, REMStories Anthology.

Next: Elegant Demon, Angelo Raguel exposes Satan’s influences in today’s world.
Stories: www.remstories.com
Talking Story-Boards: https://studio.youtube.com/playlist/PL1MnjLd7vdZ7qenzzfR-ov0T0u9UIOiBv/videosRichard E. 
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Anthologies - Contributing Author

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He is a contributing author on these Anthologies; Survival: Real Women Hunt Moose_Covid Version, and Devil’s Circus_Covid Version. Reverse: Missouri Boys, this anthology won the prestigious Independent Press Gold Star award. Strike Slip: Devil’s Circus (a short of the novel), and Uplift: Thomas Edison’s Last Invention. These Anthologies must be purchased from Amazon or from the California Writers Club San Francisco Peninsula ( a non-profit club, proceeds to the club.


Stories Contributed to Anthologies

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Real women hunt moose: “Pandemic Survival: A Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy of a woman moose hunting in Maine – Featured in California Writers Club High Desert Anthology: ‘Conflict.’

Hilarious humor and hysterical amusement for the family. Hunting, white water, moose, sharks, camping, bears, and a human bonding ending.

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PodCast: Real Women Hunt Moose: 1. YouTube 2.Amazon 3.Audible 4.Itunes


REMStories: An anthology of short stories, a few published in CWC Fault Zone Anthologies.

REMStories: An anthology of short stories, a few published in CWC Fault Zone Anthologies.
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Explore Wilderness, Ghostly encounters, Personality disorder, Civil War Friendships and Outlaws, Contact with the future, Terror, Rebellion, and a boxing chimp.

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Kindle Vella Stories

The Salvation of Angelo Raguel

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Satan’s recruitment of Angelo Raguel aka The Salvation of Angelo Raguel: “A Compelling Saga of a Celebrity Attorney Caught Between Heaven and Hell.” (aka: Satan’s recruitment of Angelo Raguel, and Devil’s Circus)
Satan’s recruitment of Angelo Raguel is also online at:
https://www.inkitt.com/stories/horror/1371388

Angelo Raguel, a well-known and popular civil rights defense lawyer, falls into Satan’s arms during an near-death experience. During Angelo’s journeys with Satan throughout time and space, the author provides readers with a speculative, supernatural, paranormal, historical, science fiction, revelation as if it were coming from the shapeshifting demon: Satan. Contributing sources include: The Old Testament, the New Testament, the Quran, The Torah, Anthropology, Prehistoric studies, The Roman Empire accounts, Ancient China history, Middle-Ages, and modern times.



Celluloid Rider

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Celluloid Rider: “From Hollywood Aspirations to Helping Hands: A Filmmaker’s Evolution from ‘Craft is King’ to aiding prisoners tell their stories.”

Hollywood Dreams, Adult film industry, Jail, Drug Runners, Prison, Terrorist, Police shoot-out, and writing crime stories, all contribute to this man’s movie making story.


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The Missouri Boys: The War Years

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Historical events flow throughout this story: Pre Civil War culture, the trauma of war on friends and families, and the post-war actions of desperados, North vs South battles and Native American conflicts. Action includes, Cowboys on cattle drives and stampedes, gunfights and bank and train robberies, love and friendships.
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The adventures of two boys, Ethan and Dalton, growing up on the banks of the Missouri River prior to the Civil War, during, and in its aftermath. One boy’s chosen path leads to the defense of the South, whereas the other’s steps put him in with the Union forces. In the years following the war, the ex-reb, now a desperado, is confronted by his old friend. Ethan and Dalton draw their guns and fire, but who killed who?

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Videonauts

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VideoNauts: “From Harassment to Heroism: High School Nerd’s Escape to a World of Live Video Games Ignites a Battle for Freedom.”

Video Games come to life in this out of the world odyssey: wizards, dragons, robots, flying battle equipped mobiles, fast action warfare, and comradery among the odd characters all make for a fast, fun adventure.
A computer nerd who plays guitar struggles to find his creative side. His band mates and high school friends brand him as a loser. Distressed he seeks shelter in a Museum of Technology and discovers a craft that can transport him to Video World where he can find his imagination and engage in battle against repressive forces.


 
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Red, Black & blue

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Red, Black and Blue: A happy love story set in an unhappy war. Readers will enjoy a romantic story between a black, USN medevac and a Vietnamese girl.


This war romance novel is full of action as the couple survives military conflicts, racial discrimination, and separations. They start a family but mother and son are left behind until Operation Baby-lift rescues them. Positive portrayal of main characters conflicts with common stereotypes.

REM Stories Website: REMStories.com : Novels, Books, Stories

Amazon Author Page: Richard Eugene McCallum books, biography, latest update ​
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