I began writing when I was about five years old. Around that time, I wrote a little book called “The Silly Pair of Glasses.” The pages were construction paper, and I bound the book with string. There was one copy, lost. Ever since then, I’ve either been concocting stories in my mind or writing them down on paper (now, digital Word files). There has always been a great mystery to me about writing. I remember opening books such as “Captains Courageous” or the stories of Robert McCloskey, and always wondering, ‘How do they do that?” Each book was an adventure, and I followed through on that, writing for the school papers at Providence Country Day School and Muhlenberg College. Then during a long career as a journalist throughout New England, winning many awards along the way, interviewing presidents and candidates, covering the Navy, and taking great pride in being the conduit of great stories about real people doing fascinating things. I ended up, in a late career move, on Block Island where I had the privilege of being the editor of The Block Island Times, which just reinforced the affection I have for my chosen profession. For reasons economic and otherwise, I left newspapering and I am now in the hospitality industry, helping to manage the magnificent Spring House Hotel, but still writing, writing, listening, and writing.