Retired (not by choice) and working on short stories and novel since 2001. Formerly from NYC, moved to South Florida in 1973 and never looked back. Writing has always been my reason for living. In my youth I started out to become a commercial artist. While attending school I wrote stories and read them to classmates. My father was a longshoreman and inspiration for some of my stories. He had a passion for writing poetry in Spanish, a strange hobby for a dock worker. My mother was an aspiring artist and left many paintings for the family to enjoy. more...
