I Grew Up In Seattle, But I

Hemingway Said The Only Way To Write About A Place Is To Leave It.

Time Made Me Change. I Gradually Woke Up To The Realization That This Is Who I Am, An Author, A Public Figure, And I Couldn't Just Hide In My Study, Tapping Away At The Keyboard And Pretend That I Didn't Have A Role To Play Beyond Stringing Words Together.

I Write Because Something Inner And Unconscious Forces Me To. That Is The First Compulsion. The Second Is One Of Ethical And Moral Duty. I Feel Responsible To Tell Stories That Inspire Readers To Consider More Deeply Who They Are.

Post-modernism Is Dead Because It Didn't Address Human Needs.

I Was Born In Washington State And Have Lived Here For 42 Plus Years.