David Alan Smith was born and raised in Tucson, AZ; a middle child in a middle class family. He attended Arizona State University, earned a BS Degree in Construction Engineering, a...view moreDavid Alan Smith was born and raised in Tucson, AZ; a middle child in a middle class family. He attended Arizona State University, earned a BS Degree in Construction Engineering, and shortly thereafter, moved to California. There he pursued different avenues, dreams and careers in construction, entertainment, and songwriting. Literary writing however was never once considered. It was an afterthought, bordering on a fluke. Nevertheless, it materialized. No doubt, a novice, but a happy novice who is more than thankful and pleased to add ‘author’ to his list of dreams and humbly present his very first novel.view less