I have written several novels even less well known than beloved Gravely, which Scribner's published in 1984 and blessed with their Maxwell Perkins Prize. These books -- Why I Love Brunettes and Daughters -- are available to any interested reader. I started writing as a sports reporter on the Kingston Daily Freeman. I have a Master's Degree but no B.A. Long before I attended the famous Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa, my food column used to appear in eight daily newspapers. After attending high school near Woodstock, New York, where they never had the Woodstock Music Festival, I owned a money-making restaurant in Charlottesville. While working as a country mailman, I learned to jump a small coop bareback. Though I have piloted hot air balloons, I love my children more than stars. My best friend died some years ago. I still love scribbling, cooking and Beaujolais, and I believe B. Traven may have been Jack London. My favorite movie is Jacques Tati's Mr. Hulot's Holiday. Do you know me?