Writer of space futures, and sci-fi. Former jet pilot, construction worker, lawyer, lecturer in law and economics (Humboldt State University, now Humboldt Polytech.). Associate at JP Aerospace, building airships to orbit.

Under L Paul Turner: Nonfiction: The Space Trade, and The Space Trade Update.

Under pen name Cle' Curbo: In the Garden of Mistress Bloom (see sparkliing review by Kirkus Reviews) (Won 1st Place in Sci-Fi in 2021 from Writer's Digest, in the self-published ebook category. See, Writer's Digest May/June 2022 issue, p. 59).

Published December 2021, Enter Living --Harry and Seek--Book of the Dead, a dark fantasy novella. More in the works for this series.

Quest for Sylvane, by Cle Curbo, an adventure to save the Earth, as naive earthman, Bert, travels to distant planets to seek the abducted goddess, Sylvane.

A love story wrapped in a mystery/thriller, which M.L. Hamilton called a "sci-fi adventure," is For the Love of Maggie O'Die, by Cle Curbo, published June, 2023. June Gillam, Susan Wiedner (Wilder), and Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte, all gave it a resounding thumbs up. Full reviews only in the hardcover edition so far. Blurb reviews at www.lpaulturner.com. www.clecurbo.com is under construction in August 2023, at WIX.

Under construction: The Relic, first in the Folio Fence series, about a relic found on the moon. Who can decipher its meaning?