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Ray Melnik - Author of The Room

About Me

Thank you for taking a look at "The Room".
Everything that exists has a natural reason.
Set in Washingtonville, a friendly hamlet in New York's lovely Hudson Valley, "The Room" is about life passages, and the possibilities of a universe we are only beginning to comprehend. The room of the title is a place of cosmic convergence, a repository of memory, and a place where pain and sadness resides and their memories linger. It's a place of both painful life and sad death that comes with regrets and desire for healing old wounds, or at least apologizing for old wrong.
Although Harry finally meets a woman who understands and truly loves him, the cosmos takes a different path. He's left to wonder if love can transcend a universe, and discovers that what goes wrong in life sometimes matters as much as what goes right.
This novel is intended as a work of imagination, but is not intended as a work of science fiction. In Harry's belief system, science is not fiction. It is a reality of the most all-encompassing kind. It's a reality where the cosmos is far more bizarre and interesting than any pseudo-science could ever offer. – The Room by Ray Melnik
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Here is a look at the front and back cover art for the novel. Click on either cover to go to "THE ROOM" website.
The Front Cover
The Back Cover
The Dust Jacket Flaps
If you would like to see more, click on one of the covers above to get to theroomnovel.com
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Ray's personal profile

My Interests

Science, Science, Science, Writing, Reading, Technology, Music, Hiking, Philosophical exploration of the cosmos by existential means

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I am a devout believer in reason.

With that out of the way...

I was previously a singer/songwriter and recording studio owner. In addition to writing, I work in technology as a Network Architect. My premier novel, The Room, was published in April 2007.

I work in New York City, commuting from a wonderful little spot
in Orange County, New York. You know, that other Orange County.

I'd like to meet:

I would like to see more Skepchicks in the world!!!

Music:



Books:

Every book ever written by Carl Sagan. Books by Albert Camus. Books by Richard Dawkins. The Cosmic Landscape by Leonard Susskind. The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, Breaking The Spell by Daniel Dennett

I wish there were more from Carl Sagan, but thank the cosmos that we have Richard Dawkins.

My Blog

What would I say?

When I went to Brooks Tavern, Brice handed me The Times Herald Record, a local paper.  Most times, I only cared to read the column from Beth Quinn on Mondays.  Most of her columns were a wel...
Posted by Ray on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:12:00 PST

Sometimes I feel embarrassed to be human

I find it funny we believe every age to be the most significant time in history.  Just as every generation believes they belong to the pinnacle of time.  I can't understand why people don't ...
Posted by Ray on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:02:00 PST