It's very encouraging that a collection of my short stories, 'ENCOUNTERS WITH LIFE - Tales of Living, Loving & Laughter' was named Best Short Story Collection of 2015 (open) in an international readers poll. I'm also the author of two novels. THE ULTIMATE THREAT, a thriller, was an Amazon best seller following its release in June 2015. My mystery novel, THE MAIDSTONE CONSPIRACY, placed third for Best Mystery of 2015 in that international readers' poll. I'm at work on a sequel to THE MAIDSTONE CONSPIRACY. I began my working career as a journalist, and then taught journalism before detouring through the corporate world, arriving back to writing in semi-retirement.