After many years of varied careers from respiratory therapist, computer systems engineer, and art gallery owner, I sometimes felt my working life was an "all you can eat buffet." One day I was honest enough to accept I was more in tune with the artist's way of life than the world of bits and bytes geekdom. A decision I never regret. During my journey as an author, some people have said my writing is a gift to humanity. I've told them so are adult Depends. Truly, I'm grateful to have the opportunity to write novels, stage plays, short stories, personal essays, and poems at an age when I have mo...