I lived in Hawaii for almost five years while serving as an officer in the U.S. Navy in the 1970’s, completing a WestPac/Vietnam tour on a Knox-class destroyer escort during that time. I returned to the East Coast to earn my Ph.D. in ecology and was an associate professor at the University of Delaware. I am now retired and devote my time to writing and music.

My column “Educational Perspectives” appeared monthly in the Newark Post for ten years. I published the romantic comedy "Public Ed – A Novel" in 2005 and it is still available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble. My novel "Smoke on the Water" based on my experiences in the Navy and while on a WestPac/Vietnam deployment is scheduled for release through Koehler Books on April 15, 2025. The first book of my young adult novel series, "Hilo Dome," is scheduled for release through Histria Books in the summer of 2025, to be followed by "The Seekers" and "The World Awakens."

I have released two CDs of Celtic folk music with my former band, “So’s Your Mom,” and I am nearing the completion of a double-CD of “Americana Music” with my duo “Whiskey Creek.”

I is a docent at the James Farm Ecological Preserve near my home in Ocean View, Delaware, where I live with my wife, Susan, Jesse the Dog, and Clementine the Cat.