Campfire Tales: When Real Life Gets Stranger Than Fiction with Robert Bowers

After a 43-year career with ODOT, Robert Bowers began writing a few years before retirement, turning a lifetime of fishing, hunting, and unexplained encounters into stories that blend humor, suspense, and a touch of the supernatural. He's the author of the four-volume Campfire Tales From Uncle Rob series, along with cryptid horror novels Red Eyes at Black Mesa and Have Dog Will Travel.In this episode, Robert shares what finally pushed him to start writing down decades of real-life stories, an unexplained moment from his years outdoors that still stays with him, and how he decides where true storytelling ends and fiction begins. He also opens up about why people remain so fascinated by cryptids and the unexplained.What We Talked About:43 years at ODOT before writing became his full-time focusAn unexplained encounter from his outdoor lifeThe line between true stories and cryptid fictionWhy cryptids and the unknown fascinate so many peopleStarting a creative career later in lifeConnect with Robert Bowers:Website: linked on his profileBooks: available on AmazonFacebook & Instagram: linked on his profile