Local Author Carl Aabye

Carl Aabye has worked hard for much of his life, and he has “finagled some too,” as he puts it.

He’s a thinking man inside of a working man, an Eric Hoffer sort of guy, who sees the workingman’s point of view.

He adds, “I don’t always take the beaten path; I’d rather take the road less travelled.”

Sometimes his questioning has created consternation among teachers and critics alike. “As a growing boy I had a contrary nature, which is like a double-edged sword now. If someone said ‘white’ to me, I replied ‘black’.”

HPR: Carl, When and where did you decide to write your first book: “Terrorists Among Us”?

Carl Aabye: Back in March of 2002 at the Frying Pan in Fargo.

Why did you choose to right about the particular topic of terrorism?

I was reading an interesting article in the Minneapolis Tribune, which involved an up incoming meeting about the Matricula Consular identification status.

What did you find out that led you to write the book?

I deduced that the Matricula Consular ID status amounted to be a de facto United States citizenship.

Whom did you write about in the book?

Myself, if I were a fundamentalist Muslim, which I am not.

How much of the book would you say is fiction?

That’s a tough question because I could answer that it’s 100% fiction, but in my mind I can visualize that the events that take place in the book could have actually happened.

In your second book: “Patriot Act—Gone Awry,” you write about an incident where three Federal agents get killed while doing a sneak and peek search warrant. Do you believe that this could happen or has happened in the past or will happen in the future?

Yes and yes, because for national security reasons the Patriot Act of 2001 allows the Government to use new methods to perform investigations.

Where do the events in the story take place?

Moorhead and northern Minnesota. The climax of the story ends up in Tombstone, Arizona.
Who are the main characters in the book?

Two College Students by the names of Carl and Chad.

What drove Carl to commit the crimes that he commits in the book?

Self protection in his Dad’s house.

The story takes place in 2003; in your recollection has anything similar happened in reality which is comparable to your book since the book was completed in 2007?

Not that I am aware of, although, I am aware of a lot of changes in evolving case law.

Is it true that you held onto the manuscript of your latest novel: “Savants’ Melody of Mystery,” for ten years before you decided to publish it?

Yes, I am afraid that’s true, but Mr. Steele, as I tell everyone else, I can’t tell you what is true or isn’t true in the story, and if I did tell you I’d have to kill you.

When did you get interested in the writing craft?

Good question, in my grade school years I was likely dyslectic, and a poor student, so I gravitated to manual labor type jobs until I reached the age of 58, when I began singing karaoke and writing books.
What made you decide on fiction?

Friends asked me, “Why don’t you right a story about your own life?” and I told them that I didn’t think I could make that story believable, but then again fiction has to be believable but the truth doesn’t.

Is there any advice that you would like to share with future fiction writers?

Be in it only for the love of it.

In conclusion, where can a person find out further information about you and your books?

If you find me and you decide to purchase any of my books; I will gladly personalize the book with my autograph for you or that special someone.