I'm not quite sure how old I am in dirt years, but it's up there anyway. I am an educator and freelance writer who has been married more years than I was single. I love reading YA fiction because it doesn't get stale. YA authors are not afraid to experiment. I love that. I dabble in screenwriting and playwriting and would love to sell a screenplay or option one of my books for a screenplay and then write the script. I have published some plays, but I don't write many of them anymore. My first love is YA fiction, though I read everything from the classics to King to Koontz. I am a diehard St. Louis Cardinal baseball fan. Currently, my wife and I reside in Poplar Bluff, MO. Our daughter and son-in-law also live in Poplar Bluff, MO. Both of them are also in education. Jean and I do the best we can to spoil our two grandkids.