The Author

I'm a writer/communicator. I have written over 80 short stories to date over the last 35 years. They could be divided into earlier and later. Many were written about my family and what it is like for children born into a chaotic and violent domestic situation.

I'm in my 70's. I was married for 37 years although separated for the final 10. I have been single since 2008. I have two adult daughters.

I have a BA (English), a J.D., an AA (Fine Art) and Certificates in Computer Graphics and Video Production. I hold law licenses in Ohio and DC, although both are inactive. I only practiced for a few years in the 1980's. I audit a pottery course here in Maryland at a Community College each semester. I work mostly on the wheel.

I have acted in stage plays locally and regionally and have a one page, acting resume. I perform regular open mike, stand-up comedy. I usually write a new set each week. I've done live role-playing as a witness for a DC law firm, to train new lawyers for depositions and trial work.

I was in the Army Reserve/Air National Guard for over six years.

I swim laps regularly at the Y, ski (cautiously), and sing karaoke (Roy Orbison among many), weekly. I was raised Catholic, but the 60's ended that. I've swept floors, unloaded trailers, stocked grocery shelves, driven trucks in junkyards, painted houses, and been a regulatory case reviewer, a graphics lab assistant, a substitute teacher, and a house dad.

I currently work for the State of Maryland as a Travel Counselor.