FRED YAGER grew up in a small town in upstate New York. He served in the US Navy, where he graduated from the Defense Information School followed by an 18-month tour as an embedded journalist and designated War Correspondent in Vietnam. After his honorable discharge, he joined the Associated Press where he worked for 13 years as a writer, film critic and managing editor of APTV. Since leaving the AP, he has worked as a freelance screenwriter, a television news producer, and at various corporate communications and public relations positions. Fred's 11 books include six novels, three nonfiction books, and two collections of poetry. For more on Fred, go to: http: //www.fredandjanyager.com