About the Author

My mother came west from Memphis to try to get into the movies. She ended up in the accounting department of MGM being harassed by the Marx Brothers. My father was a native Californian who, even though he was blind, started a town called Earp, CA because he played cribbage with Wyatt Earp, who lived in the nearby hills. He also bought a three-masted schooner and did commercial shark fishing.

As for myself, I was born, raised, and mostly educated in Los Angeles during its period of explosive growth. Over time I developed a diverse set of skills well enough to be paid as a sommelier, flight instructor, truck driver, stock broker, encyclopedia salesman, COO of a medical clinic, radio announcer, business counselor, and fine art photographer.  I have lived in New York City, Hawaii, Venice, CA, and Humboldt County, CA.

I’ve always written… something. That includes a newspaper column, articles for a literary journal, advertising copywriting, and educational films.  I have two unpolished novels, a screenplay, poetry, and some short stories in my writer’s bin.

If I can’t be snorkeling off the Big Island, I am happiest engaging in my creative pursuits within sight of the redwood forest along the wild Northern California coast, where I now live with my wife, Nancy, and dog, Laika.