When did you first start writing?
My first writing that I can recall is from the 2nd grade in 1982 at Jefferson Elementary in Redondo. It was titled, "How the tiger lost his stripes". That's the year after I had seen the Cincinnati Bengals for the first time and they beat my Rams, I've been a fan ever since. I still have the book to this day and when I read through it, it makes me laugh because I lied about when it was written and published (1975).
Who are your favorite authors?
Bukowski, Orwell, Bradbury, Robert Anton Wilson, Hunter S. Thompson, Salinger, Darwin, Dennis Lehane, Michael Crichton, Dan Brown, Kerouac, Philip K. Dick, etc.
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