Joad, jackson

The author believes that every life is intimately connected to every other life but it takes a broken heart to see it. He grew up in the valley north of Los Angeles crazy for sports, girls, rock and roll and his country. He received the finest of educations, practiced civil rights law, entered politics, fled politics, wandered Europe and North Africa and had his heart broken many times. He has written poetry, legal articles, short stories, screenplays, a book of haiku, and directed two feature films. He currently teaches high school and lives in a family of musicians.