So who am I?

Born Sagittarius in the Year of the Boar (as was my twin brother), I moved with my family from San Francisco to Pensacola Florida when I was six.  This was the Deep South in the late 60s and early 70s, which meant among other things I've seen men in white hoods burning crosses.   It also meant growing around hurricanes and the remnants of the Civil War.  Both have made a difference.  Really.

After twelve miserable years in a wretched public school system, I won some scholarships and began attending college.  Eventually I earned a BA in Theatre Arts from the Universtity of West Florida.  Later I attended the National Shakespeare Conservatory in New York City.  Parts I played (at one time or another) include Jacques in As You Like It and Malvolio in Twelfth Night.  Plus a large number of roles in a dizzyingly nightmarish production of Macbeth .

Other parts over the years have included Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar! Stephen Undershaft in Major Barbara, Lawyer in Tiny Alice and Henry in The Fantastiks!

These days I dwell in Los Angeles.  I no longer act because of a simple discovery.  Although I loved it, my love was not enough.

Other important facts.  I am a widower.  Hardly a day goes by when that pain doesn't re-surface for at least a few moments.  My Colleen passed very suddenly, in November 2005.

For many years I have written things.  Plays.  Poems.  Essays.  Fiction and non-fiction in many formats.  At long last I've taken the plunge into original novels.  For a time my plan was to do a space opera.  Instead, I've turned to a subject of great fascination since childhood...

Vampires.

My facebook page is here. My Deviantart gallery can be viewed here. My YouTube channel is parked right here.

Another (to many, surprising) area of interest is belly dance (which is something of a misnomer -- it comes from beledi , a kind of music).  Yes I do middle eastern dance.  My dance name is "Zahir".