Hockinson — Dan Strawn’s novel, “Isaac’s Gun: An American Tale,” was reviewed in the April issue of Idaho Magazine. The story is a family saga set in Southern California during World War II. Strawn, 73, took up creative writing after he retired in 2001 from Pacific Bell and teaching business management and computer science in the California community college system. This is his second book. His stories and essays have appeared in various editions of Idaho Magazine and in Trail Blazer Magazine.