I was born and raised in Detroit and have lived in southern, central and northern California. I currently reside in northern Arizona with my wife Patty and two dogs and a cat (Freddie, Sadie and Sa...view moreI was born and raised in Detroit and have lived in southern, central and northern California. I currently reside in northern Arizona with my wife Patty and two dogs and a cat (Freddie, Sadie and Sammy, respectively). I've worked on corporate and business publications as an editor and reporter and am now writing fiction and essays. I follow politics reluctantly and cinema enthusiastically.view less