About
I write short stories and novels in several genres: thrillers, historical fiction, humor, science fiction, literary. My work is imaginative, based on my life, places I’ve been, and events I’ve witnessed. I love creating characters and dialogue that will complement the plot.
I was born and raised in New York City. I attended Stuyvesant High School and then Queens College, graduating as a history major and English minor. I considered earning a Ph.D. in history and teaching. Instead, I traveled throughout Europe and Morocco for six months. When I came back, I knew I wanted to be a writer, so I applied and got accepted into the Creative Writing Graduate Program at San Francisco State University, where I earned an MA. I had the pleasure of studying with outstanding writers like Kay Boyle and Wright Morris, who became my mentors, advisors and readers for my thesis collection of short stories.
I returned to New York, graduated from Brooklyn Law School, and spent over three and a half decades practicing criminal and deportation defense. I started with the Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn, and a few years later, relocated to San Francisco.
Upon retirement, my wife and I lived in Bangkok for three years. I started writing again. Living in Bangkok worked well for my writing .I was fortunate enough to find Keybangers Bangkok, a local writers’ group whose members review each other’s work and provide insightful and constructive critiques. The members of Keybangers were of invaluable help to me in writing my first novel, Bangkok Shadows. Click here to go to Bangkok Shadows Amazon page. They were equally helpful in critiquing the beginning of the second book in the series, Bangkok Whispers. Two novels followed, Bangkok Blues and Bangkok Changes.
Click here to visit the Amazon page for the NJA Club Series
I recently published Queensborough Rock, a different kind of novel, a work of historical fiction set amidst the rock ‘n roll world of New York City circa 1970. It’s also available on Amazon. Click here to visit the Queensborough Rock Amazon page
All of my books are published by Crosswinds Press.
I currently live in Tampa, Florida with my wife Josephine, and we love it. We have two adult daughters in other states, and share the house with a rescue cat named Curious and a rescue greyhound named Ginger. We plan extended visits to Thailand every year.
When not writing, I enjoy yoga, biking, gardening, playing guitar, politics, and traveling.
Law had its moments, and as time passes, I have been incorporating more of it into my work. After all, the protagonist in my four-book NJA Club series is an expat American criminal defense lawyer living in Bangkok. Don’t be surprised if a future novel or related short stories appear on Amazon or this site.
On this site, I offer free short stories alongside posts related to writing. I will keep you posted on my current novel-in-progress, the fifth novel in the NJA Club Series. It will be released later this year. I appreciate any feedback or comments.