After twenty years in teaching, I started writing for fun. At the beginning, I wrote during bouts of insomnia, on school breaks, and while waiting for my wife and kids to get ready (just kidding guys). I have always been influenced by books that feature young people who are smarter and more worldly than most adults give them credit for, like Catcher in the Rye, On the Road, and Wonder. I always recognized old souls in young people in my work, and now it comes through in my writing. more...