My interview with Kathleen Kelly on her Special Mouse Podcast.

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My interview on Brent Dodge's weekly W.E.D.nesday Podcast:

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An interview on Good Day Sacramento:

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TouringPlans.com reviews 3500:

" ... It’s funny. It’s emotional. It reminds you that there are patient, good people all around the world (especially The World). Mostly, it reminded me of how lucky I am as a parent. Worth the price of the book alone is the story of Ben getting to be the last person ever to ride Snow White’s Scary Adventures, before it closed for the Fantasyland expansion. Get it today."

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Boing Boing reviews 3500:

" ... It's an unflinching -- and sometimes unflattering -- account of the challenges of parenting and the special challenges of parenting a child with autism.

I read it very quickly, and often had to dab at my eyes, but it's not a weeper, really -- there's plenty of hilarity and thoughtful wonder and appreciation of the sweetness of parenting as well as the difficulties ...

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Kevin Yee writes a glowing review for 3500 on the Ultimate Orlando Blog:

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"...it's a good book, the kind all of us should be reading. It's the kind of book that transcends its supposed subject matter and becomes about everything else that matters in life and love; the kind of book that makes you better for having read it. Above all, it's a book that addresses emotions straight on. The father's emotions, Ben's emotions, and even our own emotions as readers...

...Ben's final ride is a touching one that resonates deeply of parental anguish and reward. I won't spoil the details for you, but you should seek it out."

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In an interview with New York Times best-selling author Cory Doctorow, the Phoenix New Times asked "What was the last book you read?
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The book I just finished is a yet-to-be-self-published manuscript for a book called: "3500: An Autistic's Boy Ten-Year Romance With Snow White," by a writer named Ron Miles. And it's a memoir about a father whose autistic son only really came out of his shell when he was on the Snow White ride, at Disney World. They actually moved the family to Orlando so that the kid could be near it. Disney was very involved with the kid and they ended up throwing little parties for him when he crossed 1,000, and 2,000 and 3,000 rides. It's a memoir about the family and about parenthood and about growing up as an autistic kid and how sometimes, Disney can actually be magic. It was a terrific book, if it doesn't reduce you to tears in at least one or two points you've got a heart of stone.

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An interview via FaceTime with Cody Stark on Good Day Sacramento

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Jen from Epbot.com blogs about Ben's last night on Snow White's Scary Adventures - The Sweetest Of Them All

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Wired.com's Geek Dad blog's about Ben's last night on Snow White's Scary Adventures -  Walt Disney World Wins at Making Magic for One Young Man

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Neatorama.com's Miss Cellania blogs - The Final Night at Snow White's Scary Adventures

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Cory Doctorow blogs about Ben on BoingBoing.net - Young man with autism sees off the Snow White ride at Walt Disney World

The word "shmoolok" is a mashup of the longtime computer handles for my wife and myself ("Shmooby" and "Lokheed", respectively).

I originally created this website to be a place for my family to connect, but it has since grown into something a little different.

As for me -- I am a father, a husband, a son, a software developer, and a writer. On any given day I am not sure how good I am at any of those particular things, but I do try my best.

Thank you for visiting my website.

Press Release, Testimonials, Photos and more

Resources: Select the item you want and use the link to retrieve it. You may want to right-click and "Save as..."

• Press Release
• Testimonials
• Sell Sheet
• Sample Chapter
• Sample Interview
• Cover Image in Large (300dpi) and Web-Ready formats
• Author Headshot
• Ben and Snow White Photo

Here is a link to the entire Media Kit in one jumbo ZIP file. Right-click the link and select "Save as..." to download it, then double-click the file to open it.

3500 - Media Kit

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If you are interested in contacting me regarding my son's story, please use the contact form on the Contact Info page and I will get back to you promptly. Thank you!

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Hear the Song

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