About the Author

Photo of Helmut Fritz by Andrea Tonkinson

Thank you for visiting my website.

Readers will most definitely not find the same old, same old here. I’m kind of science fiction but not science fiction and the reader should never be able to figure out the ending of my work ahead of time.

Like Charles Dickens of several generations ago, my fiction is done not only to entertain, but also to get thinking people thinking. My late parents were immigrants from World War II torn Eastern Europe. Their staunch reliance on an existing and active God, led to epochal stories. My readers could easily see my eastern European history influencing many works.

Professionally, I have a Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and some engineering training from Milwaukee School of Engineering. Mine is quite a varied professional resume including history as a series 65, 63 and 7 certified Financial Advisor, a politician, a real estate agent, and a manager in the electronic media, (I ran radio stations and was in TV for quite a while.) I was in the electronics components industry for about a decade and was an employee of the state of Wisconsin’s welfare efforts for a while as well. As an avocation I have been a private school board member, leadership in various political and social issue endeavors, a newspaper opinion writer, and in religious organization lay efforts.

Personal History: I loved and lost and therefore am divorced at the time of this writing. I have four fantastic children, one incredible son-in-law, and five grandchildren. These are by far the greatest treasures of my life. An extended family has made me rich beyond belief, (not necessarily rich in the financial sense but wealthy as a human.) I live in sumptuous abundance from the celebration of multiple siblings, in-laws, nephews, nieces, uncles, aunts, cousins and friends that are as close as family. Many are no longer with us but joyously, I have many who I can still run and hug. These treasures have taught me much wisdom and even magic that can be seen influencing my writing. Let me offer every reader to this family feast.