David J. Serafino lives in St. Catharines, Ontario and began writing for fun as a young adult. He started out with articles in local magazines and newsletters and attempted his first novel (a memoi...view moreDavid J. Serafino lives in St. Catharines, Ontario and began writing for fun as a young adult. He started out with articles in local magazines and newsletters and attempted his first novel (a memoir) about the ironies of his city’s centennial celebration in 1976. After studying the craft during the 80s and 90s, he had his first short story published in a Canadian literary journal; wrote two more novels which he self-published as eBook;, as well as five plays on the War of 1812, one of which was performed in Oswego NY as part of their 1812 commemoration. In 1997 he introduced ‘Dalhousie Peer Magazine’ to his community of Port Dalhousie and went on to publish it monthly until 2010. Together with his historical columnist, Christine Robertson, he published the history book ‘A Nickel a Ride’ in 1999. This was a followup to Christine’s original publication ‘A History Outline of Port Dalhousie’. They have now released a more complete and entertaining book called Port Dalhousie: An Intimate history, with over 140 photographs and interviews with 40-plus people conducted over the past 40 years.view less