Born in a small, Western-New York village, (the Home of Jello!) Married, divorced, father of one beautiful daughter, recent graduate (AAS), and approaching "The New Middle Age"...Painter first, writer/musician right after... recently published in the UK periodical "Delinquent", author of the '97 short story collection "Bird Feeding (and other disquieting vignettes)", and working on another collection, as well as the obligatory unfinished novel...