1939
Born to William Fleming and Gertrude Ada (Webster) G. in Peterborough, England, United Kingdom.
1961
Earns a Bachelor of Arts in English and with minors in history and Italian, with honors, from the University of Leeds in England.
1961: Is certified to teach English and history for grades K-12 by the United Kingdom Ministry of Education.
1963
Earns a Master of Education from the University of Leeds.
1964
Earns a Master of Science in phonetics from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.
1966
Came to the United States and was naturalized as a citizen in 1995.
1966
Works as a general editor and publisher for The Scopcraeft Press, Portales, and continues in this role.
1968
Takes graduate courses in linguistics and computer programming at the University of Chicago.
1971
Publishes the short story collection “The Rod of the Lord.”
1972
Earns the Governor of North Dakota’s Citation as North Dakota Distinguished Writer.
1976
Is an instructor of English at the University of the North Dakota and then at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point through 1979.
1980
Works as an academic coordinator at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.
1983
Earns a Doctor of Philosophy in English from the University of North Dakota.
1984
Teaches as an instructor of English at the University of Kansas.
1987
Is an assistant professor of English at Eastern New Mexico University through 1990 and then as an associate professor through 1994.
1991
Receives the President’s Award for Service from Eastern New Mexico University.
1996
Teaches as a professor of English at Eastern New Mexico University through 2012.
2012
Is named an emeritus professor by Eastern New Mexico University.
2016
Publishes the short story collection “Dr. Upex and the Great God Ing-Fifteen Weird Unexpected Stories.”
2017
Is named Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English by Eastern New Mexico University.