I was born in the San Francisco Bay Area during the Kennedy era. My father was a TV repairman, and as a child, I loved testing vacuum tubes at the local supermarket. That early curiosity sparked a lifelong passion for electronics.

In high school, I studied electronics, then joined the Army as an aircraft electronic weapons systems repairman. After earning a degree in electronic technology, I spent my career as a hardware technician.

When I retired, I started writing just for fun. What began as a hobby turned into this novella—Father Born to a Tree from Hell—a new adventure after a lifetime of working with circuits and screens.