Author Bio

I was raised in Springfield, Illinois (Lincoln’s hometown), so the Civil War has always held me in its thrall. A Marine veteran out of high school, I assisted in the evacuation of Saigon and Phnom Penh. I’ve been a feature reporter, freelance writer, bartender, actor, restaurant manager and landscaper. I hold a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in history. It has long been my ambition to write Civil War fiction. just prior to the onset of Covid, I retired from teaching High School History and Journalism, I then committed to writing the Snakebit Series. A determined writer, I produced one or more chapters a week. I finished the first two novels in less than eight months. The completed series to ultimately included 16 books.

I love to travel, having visited all 50 states and over 50 foreign countries. I am VERY married and have two adult children whom I consider my best friends. In my spare time I hike, garden, volunteer in the community act as a Docent at Monterey Gap Battlefield and engage in historical boardgaming. My avocation is the creation of historically based board games. I have 32 published games to my credit, several on the American Civil War.