Ciuba, Ted

Ted Ciuba had a rough upbringing in the North Texas town of Wichita Falls, which included one episode in which he out-ran a string of lights and sirens on a motorcycle. His early adult years were no smoother, & after a few years as a roustabout in the oilfields, Ciuba tried his hand at selling, which, while he learned a lot, he earned very little... And so he found himself living in his late 30's hiding out from bill collectors in a single-axle camper trailer on the western edge of the Davidson County line. But that was about to change. He escaped to California, and with his love of language,