From an early age books were my passion . I began writing poems & short stories

inspired by the stories in the volumes at our town library. Jack London's stories

of the wild and the gentle beasts fed my writing spirit and Pearl Buck's tales of 

distant cultures awakened a deep curiosity in me - planting seeds of wanderlust in my

soul.

As well as devouring the row of fat books on the library shelves my father a born

storyteller painted a  creative palette for his children.with his colorful characters and