Mark Whipple is a film director, screenwriter, novelist, philanthropist (gave his favorite bowling ball to charity), songwriter, stage writer, an all-around nice guy who loves the short story, (reading or writing) and an inter-galactic - inter-dimensional space historian. His loves include his lovely wife Joni of 24-plus years, his wonderful, brilliant and beautiful children and a pick-up basketball game. Although he fears heights, Mark likes spending his spare time on roofs-he finds the air and the view fresher there. In 1984, Mark had finished his fourth screenplay, SPIKE, IKE AND FIFTYTOES,...