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Biography in brief:
Born in 1950, curiosity was, and continues to be the catalyst for a life of discovery, rich in both diversity and reward. "Throughout," Brooke admits, "I've been fascinated by the disparity of our human nature."
In 1984 the call of the highway led from Vancouver, Canada, to Key West, Florida. This was a heady and adventurous time in the Keys; Mel Fisher had discovered the Atocha; smuggling and piracy were making a comeback, thanks to the country's thirst for 'controlled substances' amid a climate of unbridled hedonism.
While sampling the "tropical life" (shark hunting, marine salvage, and working on fishing boats), Babineau met playwright Budd Schulberg, who immediately warmed to a kindred creative spirit and encouraged him to develop the stories they discussed. Below Mile Zero was conceived that night. After accumulating the local legends, lies, and lore that defines the substance of the novel, the first draft was completed seven years later in the Brackendale artist colony in the Tantalus Mountains of British Columbia.
Brooke's writing also includes poetry, short stories, screenplays, commercials, corporate signature video productions, and Ulysses Davis, The Vision of an American Folk Artist, the Cultural Olympiad documentary for 1996 Olympic celebration in Atlanta, Georgia.
( A more complete biography is available upon request.)
Brooke...on Storytelling:
The essential question that's taken me down many paths, each one vastly different than the previous, has been the seed of every story, plot twist and character. Once asked, the answers that appear on the pages often amaze me, as the tale unfolds.
Frequently, I have no idea what the characters are going to do or what will ultimately happen until the story comes to an end. Similar to life itself, while in the process, the ending may not be as originally envisioned and seldom apparent until it has arrived.
Being open to receive what life offers, when unsure of how to ask for what is wanted or needed -and those two ideas can be worlds apart- is the beginning.
Traditional storytellers, from early cultures diverse as the Cherokee Indians and the tellers of tales in the marketplaces of Arabia, explain: from stories we learn how to live.
In books, movies, and stories of every sort, exploration of vicarious experience can, if one chooses to learn from the lessons of the story's characters, help us to make better choices when faced with comparable dynamics in our own lives.
For a more definitive understanding of the meaning and application of these legendary elements, I recommend Joseph Campbell's The Hero With A Thousand Faces.