G. Mark LaFrancis has been a writer for more than thirty years, mostly in journalism. He has won many local, state and national writing awards as a reporter, editor and columnist. He is an Air Force retiree, serving four years active duty and 19 years Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve. He is employed at the local community college where he manages public relations and marketing, teaches journalism and broadcasting, and advises the award-winning campus newspaper. He is the author of five novels for young readers, and has created a four-book series of poetry based on his interviews with s...