BA Degree, Baker University (world religions) MA Degree, University of Houston Clear Lake (history) Former journalist (Los Angeles); over 130 articles published in "Lifeline," magazine of the Union Rescue Mission, based on interviews with the homeless and displaced of Los Angeles. Former Spudman (no laughing! I wrote a potato cookbook - The Spud Book - and toured the US as "Spudman," cooking potatoes for television audiences and celebrity hosts, including Regis Philbin and Pat Boone). Former smuggler and courier behind the old Iron Curtain. My writing was heavily influen more...