Born: 08/31/1957   Flint , MI
Parents: Earl J. Filkins, Lucille J. Fiklins
Children: Micaiah, Andrew (wife Carol)
Address(es):
Permanent :
1104 John St.
Sault Sainte Marie , MI 48783-2965

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	A bond with the wild : a celebration of American falconry	Non Fiction	Adult	Online: http://www.createspace.com/	2011
	A Sophisticated Form of Hawk Watching	Non Fiction	Adult	Online: http://www.createspace.com/	2011
	Characters of Calvary	Non Fiction	Adult	Joplin, MO: College Press	1997
	Fly Fishing for Steelhead and Salmon of the Great Lakes	Fiction , Non Fiction	Adult	Chelsea, MI: Wilderness Adventure Books	1997 -2000
	Seven sayings one Friday	Non Fiction	Adult	Joplin, MO: College Press	1996
	A Comforting Word: how to encourage a mourning friend	Non Fiction	Adult	Joplin, MO: College Press	1994
	Comfort Those Who Mourn: how to preach personalized funeral messages - book	Non Fiction	Adult	Joplin, MO: College Press	1992
	- Articles in such magazines as: Byline, Michigan Out-of-Doors, Michigan Sportsman, Iowa Game & Fish, Clare County Review, Great Plains Game & Fish, Flyfishing, Christian Standard, Vista, Lookout, Sports Afield, Hawk Chalk.

What is the aim or goal of your writing: "I write because I'm a writer. I've written ever since I was a boy, though didn't seek publication until 1981. As a boy mock-dialogue would run through my head, like baseball plays did for other boys. Writing is a catharsis. It keeps my thinking sharp, makes me learn and listen to myself. Writing frees me to grab the fleeting muse and capture it with black letters on white pages. Concretely I aim to become the best writer that I can be. Therefore I write several types of material; magazine articles, short stories, articles, greeting cards, satire and humor pieces. To get better I must write, so I seek 'assignments' from magazines to force me to keep constantly writing. Ultimately, I seek to write several books including some on Christian ministry, fishing, outdoors, falconry, specific Michigan rivers, and some historical novels (one story-line is about the St. Marys Rapids area in Sault Ste. Marie)."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

MeLCat Links:
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Good information on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Kenn-Filkins/e/B00288F9LC/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

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