Thanks for encouraging us, Sir Arthur

I was unbelievably fortunate to have befriended the late Arthur C. Clarke, with whom I corresponded for more than three decades as a result of a high-school term paper. His encouragement of my writing led to a lengthy association, and I'm proud to say I'm a contributing editor to Neil McAleer's "Visionary: The Odyssey of Arthur C. Clarke," which was published in 2012 and is available through Amazon.

Arthur passed away in 2008 after a long and influential life. Here's a video of his reflections, created when he was 90 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qLdeEjdbWE

And here's a glimpse of him when he was in his heyday -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOaZspeSBZU