Books in general at an early age had a profound influence on me. In their expressions and images of every sort I discovered a vast landscape of truth and emotion. After studying advanced Philosophy in college I left home at age 20 and traveled around New England and settled on a little island south of Boston. My love of the written word grew as did my writings and collections of eastern writers and classical poets. After a decade and intent on getting back to a more organic lifestyle I moved east into an old beach house where I'd spent summers as a child. Over the next decade I would travel the coastline with nothing more than a backpack and live healthy of body, mind, spirit, and write. These excursions provided a setting for a compelling mix of natural and spiritual inquires that filled me with contexts of purpose. Now residing in the mountains of Hunterdon County with my wife and children my collections continue to grow and my home is crowded with works of art, music, poetry, and philosophy. Now as always I continue to sojourn outdoors in all weathers and write and live with the literary immortals as companions with an assimilation and appreciation of the years.