Hello! Thanks for taking the time to read this and learn a bit about me. I was born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1960. I started reading at an early age, and then writing. I've always loved words. They are a beautiful thing to use. And without them how could an author pass on their vision to others?. Currently I live in Staten Island, NY and have been writing for as long as I can remember. I wrote my first short story (which I wish I still had) after seeing a film in class assembly (anyone remember those?) full of Bonestell paintings about the Planets. The story dealt with humans going to Mars and as, I recall, had an unhappy ending for the Martians. That was probably influenced as well by Pal's War of the Worlds, one of my favorite movies. Along with writing, I love movies with war, history, westerns, and fantasy but especially Science Fiction. I attended both Kingsborough Community College and Brooklyn College and did a stint of four and a half years in the Coast Guard, where I served in Alaska, Virginia and New York. It was in the last few years I made my first professional sales. I enjoy writing SF, Horror and Historical Fiction, But I wouldn't disregard other genres. I'm interested in breaking into screenplay and, possibly, comic writing. Among my major influences are Tolkien, Burroughs, Howard, Heinlein, Niven and Haldeman. I'm kept grounded in my life by my wife, Beverly and our dogs, a Maltese/Brussels Griffon, Yoda, and a Yorkie/Unknown, whose name is Chewie (yes, keeping that Star Wars theme rolling along!). I recently self published, through Kindle Direct Press, my first novel, Enclave, a Novel of the Zombie Apocalypse and am working on the second book in the series. I just released (again with Kindle) my zombie anthology, Tales of a (Mostly) Dead World. More to come!