“The Defending Guns” is my first published novel. I’ve written short stories, a novella, and I am nearly finished my third novel, a science fiction fantasy. I started writing while I studied acting and performed in plays in New York City for ten years. I came back to Baltimore and finished college and earned my master’s in Education. I’ve taught English and presently am a Para Educator in English at a High School in Baltimore, Maryland. I am married with four step-children.