I traveled through 48 of the 50 United States at the age of 18 and self-published a book about the experience.  Undergraduate degree in History and English (Ripon College, Wisconsin), with a Masters in International Relations from Boston University.  I consider myself an excellent public speaker and trainer, including encouraging audiences to write their life stories, in the great tradition of my hero Studs Terkel.  Spent 10 years in the United States Navy as a Surface Warfare officer in the 1980s and am currently writing a memoir about those times, for release in the summer of 2009.  I am married with one son, reside in Seattle, and have a passion for golf, the Boston Red Sox, any history book or historical biograpy, or classic literature of any kind.  I rock out to the Allman Brothers, the Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, and Dylan.

Currently work for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Seattle, as a senior caseworker in Medicare. Numerous governmental awards.

Author of ROGUES ISLAND MEMOIR, published by Free River Press of Lansing, Iowa in 2001. A rollicking story of my youth growing up in northern Rhode Island is offered here. 100 BOWEN STREET, self-published with Book Surge in 2002 as a sequel to my first memoir. It includes tales of my travels across America in 1974 and my days as a student at Ripon College, Wisconsin. This is an honest and direct account of what actually happened. Reading is not recommended for anyone under the age of 14. Recently published ZOEYS TALE & OTHER SHORT FICTION.

Highland Press, Renton, WA
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