Raised in Ohio by parents of North European descent, both German-speaking. Taught reading for 17 years before becoming an editor (in Boston) and author. Lived in New York, the American South, and Ireland. Traveled extensively in Europe. Interested in prehistory, ancient symbols, nutrition, sports history, linguistics.

Bachelor's and master's degrees (Case-Western Reserve University) and work toward a doctorate. Received the Seymour Award from the Society for American Baseball Research.

Most recent book, The Sceptre, a historical novel of the 1930s Austrian Nazis, with foreign rights available at Frankfurt Book Fair. Working on two more books, a sequel to The Sceptre and a vegetarian cookbook (latter nearly complete). In Europe fall of 2000 for research on sequel. Next book presentation: January 12, 2001, Naples Public Library, Naples, FL. Web site being prepared. The Sceptre is being reconfigured for the Rocket eBook.

Xlibris
Xlibris is my distributor. It receives and fulfills book orders.

Patrician Publications
Offers information on my work in historical fiction, sports history, vegetarian food preparation, and more.

Book Arts, a literary e-zine
Book Arts published my long multi-part article, "The Painful Pleasures of Self-Publishing," as well as a review of The Sceptre

Encyclopedia of Women & Sports
My long entry on the history of women's curling will appear here when the Encyclopedia, a Macmillan publication, is published in December 2000.