Rodney L. Aldrich is a poetry and prose writer who lives in Troy, New York. One of his poems was published in the Isotope journal. He won first prize for poetry in the "Exaggerate!" media contest sponsored by The Arts Guild of Old Forge, Inc. He has traveled to Ireland thirteen times to assist peace makers in the reconciliation process from their civil war. He is an environmental engineer who is committed to humanity dealing with the slow motion, ongoing, and worsening climate crisis.