I was born in Germany and my mother was full blooded German. Dad was a lifer in the Army and was stationed in Germany. As a Kid I played baseball, football and some basketball. We moved around a lot. I didn’t start writing or perhaps story telling until I retired. I’ve been in too many occupations to list. I eventually retired from the state of Missouri as a stationary engineer. I started to get bored and knew I didn’t want to go back to the state. So that’s how I got into writing. If that’s what people want to call it. It's more like story- telling to me.