Earlier, editor of school newspapers. Later, crime and features news reporter, author of major shipbuilding proposals for naval and commercial ships; published in Yankee, DownEast, Yankee Fisherman. Wrote classified white papers for nuclear naval sea maneuvers, and scripts for marketing and technical films. Well-travelled in forty-eight states and twenty-six countries. Attended Colorado School of Mines and University of Maine. Lives in Florida, near Sarasota.