James Cummins was born in Ohio and grew up in the Midwest. HJames Cummins was born in Ohio and grew up in the Midwest. He attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His first book, "The e attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His first book, "The Whole Truth", a sequence of sestinas about the Perry Mason cWhole Truth", a sequence of sestinas about the Perry Mason characters, was reissued in 2003 in the Classic Contemporary haracters, was reissued in 2003 in the Classic Contemporary Series at Carnegie Mellon University Press. His other books Series at Carnegie Mellon University Press. His other books