David Kales has been a journalist, editor, and free-lance writer for over forty years. His journalist experience includes Newsweek, Forbes, INC magazine, and foreign correspondent ...view moreDavid Kales has been a journalist, editor, and free-lance writer for over forty years. His journalist experience includes Newsweek, Forbes, INC magazine, and foreign correspondent for The Hearst Newspapers, covering the Vietnam War and Southeast Asia. He was also a recipient of a Carnegie Foundation grant for reporting on China, awarded by the Columbia School of Journalism. He has written and edited numerous publications on business, international affairs, and environmental/recreational matters. He is author of Masters of Art (co-authored with his wife, Emily) and All About the Boston Harbor Islands. The Phantom Pirate is his first work of fiction.view less