Raymond Mendoza was born in Ulysses, Kansas, and grew up in Amarillo, Texas. He started writing poetry and song lyrics in his teens and is now an award-winning songwriter and poet....view moreRaymond Mendoza was born in Ulysses, Kansas, and grew up in Amarillo, Texas. He started writing poetry and song lyrics in his teens and is now an award-winning songwriter and poet. He and his wife live in Amarillo, where he writes and enjoys photography. Pickles is his first novel.view less