About Me

  I was a native of St. Louis, Missouri for 62 years. In 2000 my wife Jackie and I visited a friend who lived in Tucson. I looked at the mountains and the desert and avowed: This is God's country.

 I decided instantly that this is where I wanted to live and have never regretted it.

 Living in this beautiful state has stimulated my desire for writing.
 Maybe it's the magnificent sunsets painted by the greatest Master of all, or could it be the variety of cactus flowers? Who knew something so hurtful could produce such gorgeous blossoms.

Maybe it's the wildlife; there's something magical about walking out onto your patio and finding a bobcat sunning itself or a family of Gambel's Quail strolling along, their little topknots bobbing.

But then it could be the indescribable grandeur of the Mountains.

Perhaps it's the name of our location, Dove Mountain, the Dove of Peace, the Holy Spirit.

Whatever the reason, I love living and writing here.