About Hank
Hank Ellis began his writing career journaling during his U.S. Coast Guard deployment in Vietnam.
The next seven years involved research and report writing while gaining his B.S. degree in Natural Resources and M.S. degree in Animal Science/Wildlife Management from the University of Rhode Island. Field and scientific reports, memos, law and research review requests comprised most of his writing during the next thirty-two years working for a State environmental organization.
It wasn‘t until the late 90’s that he briefly began his first book, and after many years finished The Promise: A Perilous Journey in December 2017.
Since that time he has written three more books in “The Promise” series, several short stories, and poetry. His poetry and short stories have been featured in four anthologies published by the Association of Rhode Island Authors: “Selections”, “Past, Present, and Future”, “Hope”, and “Green”.
Hank, an ardent athlete, outdoorsman, explorer, hiker, rock climber, scuba diver, and runner at different stages of life, now enjoys writing, gardening, walking and spending time with his wife, family, grandchildren, and friends.
He’s also a tinkerer, builder, and woodworker at heart.
Visit Hank’s Facebook page, or get in touch here.
Purchase books online, or at Stillwater Books, Pawtucket, RI.
Journaling, Writing, and Inspiration
Maybe it’s genetic. Unknown to me until the last few years, my grandfather kept a journal of his U.S. Army deployment in France during World War I. Interestingly, I started journaling during my U.S. Coast Guard deployment in Vietnam. Since that time my hiking and rock-climbing trips around the United States and Canada, work for the US Forest Service in Wyoming, and many family camping trips in New England and the Adirondacks have been chronicled on a pad of paper. Journaling, life experience, and imagination created The Promise series. For me there’s always a story to tell—about nature, adventure, success stories, and hardships.
Climbing Teewinot Mountain with family and friends
Rock Climbing in Yosemite
Studying Swamp Sparrows for Master’s Thesis
Hiking & Climbing in Maine
Remarkable Trip to Maine
Jounaling Out West