I was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. Reading was my escape from the legendary Buffalo winters and probably contributed to my becoming a writer. I like strong plots and strong characters. A new book is a new adventure! The first sentence in my novel REALITIES--My children are gambling--was the first line of a poem which grew into a book that was published in the US, the UK, and Sweden, where it was a selection of the Swedish Book-of-the-Month Club. THE LAST SEASON, THE STORY OF A MARRIAGE, started with an image of three middle-aged adults sitting at a dinner table, a married couple and a...