The first serious writing practice I had was pen pal to Tracie in Hayes, Bromley, Kent, England. I was eight. My first paid gig was after college writing for a recruitment ad agency. “The help wanted ads in back of the newspaper?” my father asked. From there I graduated to clothing tags at The Gap and then ad agencies in Silicon Valley where I learned how to virtually test an integrated circuit, witnessed the birth of the Internet, and helped GM and the White House launch their first websites. I have published many personal essays and short stories.

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