I was born in Buffalo, NY and raised in Ohio and California. I took my first creative writing course at the University of Hawaii and have undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of S...ver maisI was born in Buffalo, NY and raised in Ohio and California. I took my first creative writing course at the University of Hawaii and have undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of San Francisco. I own a small residential construction company and live with my wife in Northern California. We have four grown children.ver menos