I left my hometown, Atlantic City, New Jersey, at 17 to spend four years in the Navy. Since then I have lived in California, Michigan, Chicago, and Colorado, where I now reside. Along the way I've married, perhaps too many times, been a historian, and managed to maintain my connections to two wonderful young women: my daughters, Gillian and Jordan. Most of my time these days is governed by writing, basketball, and my friend "Mitch" Stahl.