Joseph was born in 1933 in Philadelphia, PA. His family had strong ties to Shamokin in the coal region of Pennsylvania where he spent much time as a boy. It is from here and the bars and streets of...view moreJoseph was born in 1933 in Philadelphia, PA. His family had strong ties to Shamokin in the coal region of Pennsylvania where he spent much time as a boy. It is from here and the bars and streets of Philadelphia where many of his writings draw their inspiration. He spent most of his career in engineering but graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966 with a degree in English literature, his true passion.
The father of three children, he is now retired and lives with his wife of 57 years, Barbara Joyce, in South Carolina, near his daughter and family where he spends his time writing.view less