I was born in Jacksonville Florida in 1970 and lived in Cocoa and Melbourne Florida during my high school and college years before moving to Southern California in 2004. I've worn many professional hats over the decades - in the clothing and automotive industry as well as financials - but my heart and passion have always belonged to writing. I recall being obsessed with the beauty of language and words as far back as the second grade. In later years, that obsession gradually evolved into a fascination with creating just the right fit and flow of words to mold sentences and paragraphs more...
