- Date of Birth: October 19, 1948

- Location: New York City

- Profession: Author

- What are you most excited about right now? Writing a novel about the
post-oil world.

- Who or what has influenced you the most? H.L. Mencken
How? Setting an example of excellence in prose compostion.
  
- What is your biggest road block when it comes to working? Getting through
e-mail.

- What do you hope to do in the future? More painting and gardening.

- Does your work fufill you? Absolutely.

- What antagonizes you the most? Dogmatic thinking.

- What is your working space like? Far from optimum at the moment. A small
room.

- What makes you do what you do? I derive pure happiness from prose
composition.

- Explain a formative moment or idea for you. When I finally learned the
difference between wishing and doing.   [Close Interview]