Mark Carlson Witty writer, ravenous reader, historian and author of ten books, Mark Carlson, 63, in San Marcos. He is a freelance writer and aviation historian. He is a member of several military , maritime, historical and veteran organizations. He is the author of ‘Confessions of a Guide Dog – The Blonde Leading the Blind.’ The book has won three national awards and been reviewed in three magazines. His second book ‘Flying on Film – A Century of Aviation in the Movies 1912 - 2012’ won two awards and been reviews in six national magazines. “The Marines’ Lost Squadron - The Odyssey of VMF-422” has received praise from some of the nation’s most respected military historians. This second Guide Dog, Saffron is the subject of “Confessions of a Labradiva, Another Blodne Leading the blind. His most recent book, War at Sea, Essays on Naval Warfare 1776 to 1945 is a compilation of twenty articles and essays on naval warfare. A contributing writer for over a dozen national magazines, his articles run the gamut of topics from aviation, military history, classic film and television, dogs, humor and essays. He started by writing stories about his first Guide Dog, Musket and later, about his work at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. This led to having more than two hundred articles published in major aviation and military history magazines and then to his books. His current project is preparing for publication his next book, “Wyen Yamamoto Ran Wild, the Pacific War from Pearl Harbort to Midway,” to be releaed in the summer of 2024. He is currently writing the definitive account of the Lincoln Assassination, entitled “Tyrannicide – The True Story of Booth and Lincoln.” He is a Past president of Poway-Black Mountain Toastmasters and helped to achieve the Presidential Distinguished Club Award and earned CL and Advanced Communicator Silver Awards. Carlson established FUNspeakable in 2009 and has done lectures for several local organizations, adult communities and schools. His popular topics run from maritime and aviation history to great engineering works, from the ancient past to the future of space exploration, from humor to critical essays, and from the Civil War to World War II.

Mark Carlson

Mark Carlson

Witty writer, ravenous reader, historian and author of ten books, Mark Carlson, 63, in San Marcos. He is a freelance writer and aviation historian. He is a member of several military , maritime, historical and veteran organizations.

He is the author of ‘Confessions of a Guide Dog – The Blonde Leading the Blind.’ The book has won three national awards and been reviewed in three magazines.

His second book ‘Flying on Film – A Century of Aviation in the Movies 1912 – 2012’ won two awards and been reviews in six national magazines.

“The Marines’ Lost Squadron – The Odyssey of VMF-422” has received praise from some of the nation’s most respected military historians.

This second Guide Dog, Saffron is the subject of “Confessions of a Labradiva, Another Blodne Leading the blind.

His most recent book, War at Sea, Essays on Naval Warfare 1776 to 1945 is a compilation of twenty articles and essays on naval warfare.

A contributing writer for over a dozen national magazines, his articles run the gamut of topics from aviation, military history, classic film and television, dogs, humor and essays. He started by writing stories about his first Guide Dog, Musket and later, about his work at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. This led to having more than two hundred articles published in major aviation and military history magazines and then to his books.

His current project is preparing for publication his next book, “Wyen Yamamoto Ran Wild, the Pacific War from Pearl Harbort to Midway,” to be releaed in the summer of 2024.

He is currently writing the definitive account of the Lincoln Assassination, entitled “Tyrannicide – The True Story of Booth and Lincoln.”

He is a Past president of Poway-Black Mountain Toastmasters and helped to achieve the Presidential Distinguished Club Award and earned CL and Advanced Communicator Silver Awards.

Carlson established FUNspeakable in 2009 and has done lectures for several local organizations, adult communities and schools. His popular topics run from maritime and aviation history to great engineering works, from the ancient past to the future of space exploration, from humor to critical essays, and from the Civil War to World War II.