Welcome
I love great writing and have been influenced by countless brilliant writers since childhood. While it is difficult to exclude any writer whose work I have enjoyed, the list is quite long, it is fair to say that Charles Dickens, John Irving, and Mike Lupica have had the greatest impact on my writing.
My articles have been published in several local magazines and by The FENG, a 35.000-member international business networking group of which I am a member. A short story, License of the Soul, was published in 2017. Miller Rounding Third is my debut novel.
I was born in New York City and raised in Long Beach, Long Island, seven houses from the beach. As a kid I played sports in the street with friends and in organized leagues. I participated in all three seasons: football/soccer, basketball, and my favorite, baseball. I am a lifelong, passionate baseball fan who was pulled in hook-line and sinker as a kid by Chris Chambliss' 1976 pennant-clinching home run, which sent the Yankees to their first World Series in twelve years.
I attended Chaminade High School, an all-boys prep school run by the Marianist Brothers. After Chaminade I went to Manhattan College. While on the crew team at Manhattan College I was a beat writer and co-sports editor of the school newspaper, The Quadrangle. I covered the Jaspers' basketball, baseball, and crew teams. Upon graduation I have enjoyed a successful career in the world of finance and as a technical writer.
I am an active racquetball player and runner, residing in scenic Mendham, N.J. In my spare time I umpire men's baseball games.