Chuck Van Soye retired from the business world to reside in Key West, FL, where he stays active as Treasurer of both the Key West Writer's Guild and the local Gideons International camp. His career has ranged from Army officer to Chemical Engineer for Sun Oil to writer and editor for McGraw-Hill's Chemical Engineering magazine, to Sales & Marketing Executive for Du Pont. Chuck relaxes with boating, fishing and authoring books, such as his Spy Mates, Pondering Life's Imponderables, and Confessions and Misadventures of Charlie the Fisherman.