After two years and the birth of two daughters, Terry and Allison, the family moved to Ottawa where they have been more or less continuously ever since. A son, Greg, arrived in 1965. When Russ left teaching in 1988, he had been the Head of Science at Gloucester High School for 25 years.

A turning point in his life had occurred, however, in 1970-71, when the family spent a sabbatical year at Cambridge University. Ostensibly studying history of art, Russ was to discover during this year a bent toward creative writing. Back in Ottawa, he proceeded toward an M.A. in English (1983) at the University of Ottawa.

Russ finally left teaching in order to write full time. Previously he had published a considerable body of technical material, mostly on contract, but thenceforth his efforts were to be directed chiefly toward fiction and poetry.

They liked to travel in the spring and fall, and enjoy Ottawa's winter and summer delights. They explored Europe and the Middle East as far as Egypt, Turkey and Israel. In the other direction they penetrated China to its western extremities. In Canada they have been from Point Pelee to Cambridge Bay NWT, and from Nain Labrador to Tofino BC, traveling by car, train, bus, plane and canoe, as appropriate.

Widowed since 2002, Russ still makes frequent trips, recently in the company of Areta Crowell to India, southern Africa, the Middle East and Peru. Russ and Areta dated in the early 1950s. They were married in August, 2012.

Russ joined Emmanuel United Church in 2008,after having no church affiliation since about 1966. He has been active in the choir and the Thursday Morning Discussion Group ("The Heretics").

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