ADAH, Ken Kesey, James Joyce, Shakespeare, Graham Greene, Stienbeck, Leonard Elmore, Van Gogh, Dashell Hammett, Anais Nin/Henry Miller and the rest. Danang, women, Stanford and animials, both domestic and wild have made me avoid humans. Or is it in my jeans? I love to read, so I thought writing would be the perfect outlet. The students at J school knew not they sold no money tree seeds inside that building. Double negatives do work, sometimes. I am the prime example. The two biggest influences in my life are a year in Vietnam with no female contact, and my love of Paris, France. I can count only two dozen or so women I have loved more then Paris. Portland is my heart but Paris is my soul. Sometimes I mix those up. I have four sisters and 5 brothers. I was never molested by a priest of a nun, but I was beaten daily by my dad, bless his soul. I love paradox in life. Proof. Loved and hated him completely. Only the drunk siblings are truly successful, but they are dying quicker.

Birth Place: The Dalles, OR USA

Accomplishments: BA in Journalism, Universiry of Oregon 1976
Married and divorced two lawyers (I don't recommend it) Vice President of a large Union in Georgia Won $300,000 plus from US Post Office as a shop steward, thanks to my writing ability, over 12 years. Pissed off a lot of Post Masters in San Francisco, Portland, Eugene and Atlanta.