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Born in Los Angeles, California, Tom grew up on Long Island in New York.

He attended Brooklyn Prep, Villanova University (for two years,) and graduated with a BA in English from the University of Wisconsin in 1971.

He taught in Boston Public Schools after college, before attending the University of British Columbia, where he earned an MFA in Creative Writing in 1978, and won a CBC Playwriting Award.

Following graduation, he worked as the editor of the Bayside Times, Queens’ largest weekly newspaper, then took a position as a university vice-president in Miami, Florida.

There he created the "Miami Nice" program, a project designed to teach customer service to taxi drivers, hotel workers and others. He was selected by South Florida Magazine as o ...more

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Reclaiming the Sky
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