I'm from the East Coast and once you've lived in New York you're always a New Yorker. But I have been a West Coast resident for a long time now. Books, theater, art,music, film have always been a major part of my life. With the world in the dire state it's in today, politics and social issues resonate strongly with me. But my great passion now is writing. I've finished one novel, "Flying Out of Brooklyn" and am at work on the second one. more...