Loose Gravel

Born on the South side of Minneapolis, a very long time ago, I learned how to navigate the streets and alleys, looking for and finding, trouble. I slept through most of my education in the old West High School. It's been torn down since, and I hope I had nothing to do with that. Twelfth grade was a snoozer, except for a gifted English teacher who woke me up. Ms Westby taught me the wonders of literature, and pushed me into becoming a voracious reader. It was then I discovered that the reward for reading, was writing. Writing anything about everything was an escape into unknown worlds, where my curiosity met with creativity. My professional life was spent writing technical treatise for industry. Telling people how to put tab A into slot B was mundane at best, but educational. Being married to a my own Comedy Central, my wife Smedly has kept me in sitches and in love. Somehow, I talked her into buying a restaurant at one time, and after five hectic years we were still talking to each other. How could you love any more than that? Needing another challenge, we built our cabin in the pine infested woods near Milaca, Minnesota. Having a love affair with nature, it was easy to pick my literary venue of the spectacular North Shore and Arrowhead region of Minnesota. The power and raw beauty of this imposing spectacle becomes the backdrop for many of my stories.