I am a 73-year-old Southerner, now living in Louisiana, who is a retired scientist with a passion for writing poetry. I write poems and 'storoems', which are hybrid story-poems. I have published five collections of my poetry. In addition,I also have published six works of prose, with my newest fiction mystery/crime/murder novel entitled "A Man in Control" published in October of 2014.                 

- I have served as a moderator at several Internet poetry forums.
- My poetry has appeared in several ezines and four books (collections of my poems).
- I was editor-in-chief for 4RV Publishing from 2011 until August, 2014.
-One of my storoems won Second Place (with prize of $1,000) in the 2008 Tom Howard Poetry Contest. A free-verse poem of mine won High Distinction (with prize of $200) in the same contest, making me the only poet to win two cash prizes in the 2008 contest.

My fourth poetry book, entitled "Poetry Books Don't Sell!" containing a collection of my storoems and poems, is available at Amazon.com and other booksellers, as is my latest novel "A Man in Control."