I've been a student, a teacher, a writer, an editor, and learned that awards and money are fleeting, but the reward comes in just telling a good story.

After working in public relations and editing for twenty years, I became a professor of communication in Texas for another 23 years. Then came retirement, un-retirement, and part-time teaching. Retirement, after all, is pretty boring.

I'm a husband of a loving wife for more than 50 years, have two grown children, and two grandsons. I love kayaking, reading, writing, computer games, home repairs, and dogs.

I've written 28 books, 200 articles and stories, and still consider myself a student of the craft with much to learn. I write mostly Christian suspense, but dabble in other areas occasionally. More than anything, I have learned that the joy is in the journey.