Tell us about yourself.:
I grew up in a town in Texas of about a hundred thousand. I played sports, hunted, and fished until I went to college in Dallas at SMU. I majored in Biology and went to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical also in Dallas. I water skied then discovered snow skiing in college. I already loved sailing, so I spent all my spare time water skiing and sailing in the summer and snow skiing in the winter. I did post graduate work; internship and residency at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas and Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto. I met my wife in Dallas when I was an intern and we lived to South Lake Tahoe where I practiced for almost eight years. We had our two children there and I took care of entertainers and celebrities for Harrah's Casino. We moved to the foothills for a more wholesome life style and better schools for our children. I was a towney for UCSF and UCD medical schools and chief of staff of Barton Hospital in SLT. I was in rural solo practice for another almost eight years before joining TPMG – Kaiser where I worked on innovations for the Adult Medicine remodel project. I water skied until my early 60's, sailed into my late 60's and snow skied into my early 70's. I have had a very active life and love the mountains and ocean. My wife of almost 50 years and I are so grateful we have been able to live Northern California. I have had a wonderful live and I credit books, reading, and my education for giving me the opportunity to live the way I have lived. We like to travel and enjoyed going to Europe until COVID. Presently I am focused on two things ; my grand daughter who I adore and trying to do something about the dismal state of healthcare in this country.
Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?:
Deep East Texas know as the Golden Triangle. I read and I read and I read. Books took me away from the swamps, refineries, chemical plants, and polluted river. My happy place was the beach and the ocean, that's where my inspiration has always come from.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Sometimes I write late at night just before I go to bed.
What authors have influenced you?
Deep East Texas know as the Golden Triangle. I read and I read and I read. Books took me away from the swamps, refineries, chemical plants, and polluted river. My happy place was the beach and the ocean, that's where my inspiration has always come from.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
I'm a new author. I don't know anything, I got nothing.
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