Born in the Pacific Northwest a year before man set foot on the moon, he grew up watching the tail end of the Vietnam War on television and experienced the end of the Cold War. He came up with shor...view moreBorn in the Pacific Northwest a year before man set foot on the moon, he grew up watching the tail end of the Vietnam War on television and experienced the end of the Cold War. He came up with short stories to help him take his mind off the problems the world had at the time. Of those stories, only a few people have ever read them, and those that did always suggested he publish them.view less