I was born and raised in the Berkshire hills of Massachusetts to my newspaper reporter mother and woodworker father.  Attended U Mass and Clemson.  Have worked a variety of jobs, but have always written articles and fiction on the side, with 300 articles and short stories published in magazines including Reader's Digest, The Saturday Evening Post, Harpers, Heartland USA, Grit, and AOPA Pilot.  Taught creative writing at a community college, and edited a city magazine for ten years. I'm a licensed boat captain, a private pilot, a motorcycle rider, an ocean beach walker, and a voracious reader.  I work part time for NC State University, running a 50 foot research trawler.  I live by the broad Neuse River in New Bern, North Carolina, where I'm at work on my fourth novel.

Neuse Riverkeeper Hall of Fame for volunteer piloting efforts to search out and document water polluters.
Have served several times as an awards judge for International Thriller Writers.

For 2012 I have a short story collection out called Dagger and other tales. It includes several stories previously published in magazines, such as the award winning version of a Stephen King tale titled "The Cat from Hell." It's available as an e-book from Amazon for 4.95. For an autographed printed copy, send 8 dollars directly to me at 814 Neuse Drive, New Bern, NC 28560. Shipping is free.

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