My experiences give me ideas for writing. They also keep me interested in continuing to live life more fully and to learn something every day. Learning may come from any source - a situation, a place, a person encountered by chance.

I like to write satire and essays, and hope to write more fiction. My influences include Richard Price, T. C. Boyle, Sara Paretsky and Janet Evanovich.  I also admire some of Clive Barker's work.  Reading "The Great and Secret Show" felt like experiencing some of my own dreams and nightmares come to life. That may sound like a bad thing, but I found it fascinating. I would love to be able to make such a departure from reality-based writing, and that is one of my goals.

I also admire the satire of "The Daily Show," and the whimsy of Dr. Seuss.