I was born in Wisconsin and was the middle of three children and the only boy. It was tough being sandwiched between two sisters ... but, please, don't tell them I said that :-)
After I finished kindergarten, my parents, sisters and I moved to Arizona. We returned to Wisconsin seven years later, but not until after I'd taken some childhood forays into the world of writing.
First, I created a little newspaper, one which actually had no news. Instead it was filled with facts about animals of the present and dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals of the past. I also created a comic book series and put it in my newspaper for variety. I don't remember much about the series, except that the main character was a boy with spiky hair. Then, during one summer vacation, I created a book. The title was "Prehistoric Animals". I filled the book with color pencil drawings, facts and pronunciation guides of every dinosaur and prehistoric animal I could find. I still have this book today. My little newspapers, alas, are long gone.
As a child my love for animals showed up in both my choice of reading materials and pets. At different times I had turtles, toads, salamanders, dogs, tropical fish and weird fish from a friend's pond. Unfortunately, the fish weren't fish. They turned out to be mosquito larvae which began hatching in my room! (As an adult I've stuck more to dogs and cats as pets.)
I wasn't happy when my parents decided we should move back to Wisconsin. I was leaving my friends and leaving a warm climate for a very cold one. I vowed to someday return to the southwest and its beautiful deserts, canyons and mountains. And years later, I did. And that's where I made my first professional writing sale - a humorous filler to Arizona Highways Magazine. I haven't stopped writing since and hope I never have to. I need to write, to create.
So why do I write what I write? Well, I love a good story, especially one filled with mystery, suspense and/or humor. And I love animals, puzzles, funny poems, some not so funny poems and silly jokes and riddles.
I also spend time around cool animals as a docent at the local zoo. Here I talk to children and adults about large animals like giraffes, jaguars, rhinos, lions, tigers, bears, elephants, alligators ... and about the importance of conservation and wild habitat preservation. I also enjoy bringing out some of the zoo's smaller animal ambassadors, animals such as snakes, armadillos, turtles, hedgehogs and Madagascar hissing cockroaches. I believe when people can learn about and view such animals up close they will develop a greater appreciation for all animals.
Animals have especially found their way into my writing for children. They've been main characters in many of my children's stories, poems, puzzles, riddles and non-fiction articles.
I love getting out among nature, and enjoy traveling and listening to music. And like all writers, I love to read.
After I finished kindergarten, my parents, sisters and I moved to Arizona. We returned to Wisconsin seven years later, but not until after I'd taken some childhood forays into the world of writing.
First, I created a little newspaper, one which actually had no news. Instead it was filled with facts about animals of the present and dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals of the past. I also created a comic book series and put it in my newspaper for variety. I don't remember much about the series, except that the main character was a boy with spiky hair. Then, during one summer vacation, I created a book. The title was "Prehistoric Animals". I filled the book with color pencil drawings, facts and pronunciation guides of every dinosaur and prehistoric animal I could find. I still have this book today. My little newspapers, alas, are long gone.
As a child my love for animals showed up in both my choice of reading materials and pets. At different times I had turtles, toads, salamanders, dogs, tropical fish and weird fish from a friend's pond. Unfortunately, the fish weren't fish. They turned out to be mosquito larvae which began hatching in my room! (As an adult I've stuck more to dogs and cats as pets.)
I wasn't happy when my parents decided we should move back to Wisconsin. I was leaving my friends and leaving a warm climate for a very cold one. I vowed to someday return to the southwest and its beautiful deserts, canyons and mountains. And years later, I did. And that's where I made my first professional writing sale - a humorous filler to Arizona Highways Magazine. I haven't stopped writing since and hope I never have to. I need to write, to create.
So why do I write what I write? Well, I love a good story, especially one filled with mystery, suspense and/or humor. And I love animals, puzzles, funny poems, some not so funny poems and silly jokes and riddles.
I also spend time around cool animals as a docent at the local zoo. Here I talk to children and adults about large animals like giraffes, jaguars, rhinos, lions, tigers, bears, elephants, alligators ... and about the importance of conservation and wild habitat preservation. I also enjoy bringing out some of the zoo's smaller animal ambassadors, animals such as snakes, armadillos, turtles, hedgehogs and Madagascar hissing cockroaches. I believe when people can learn about and view such animals up close they will develop a greater appreciation for all animals.
Animals have especially found their way into my writing for children. They've been main characters in many of my children's stories, poems, puzzles, riddles and non-fiction articles.
I love getting out among nature, and enjoy traveling and listening to music. And like all writers, I love to read.
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