After I graduated from high school, I drifted around, not sure what to do. I served in the military, and when my commitment ended, I worked in retail, photography, and did odd jobs. Fed up with the way my life was going, I decided to do something. I was in my early thirties and went to night school, taking remedial classes preparing myself for college courses. Not easy. Married with three boys, work, school, studying, and homework challenged my life in ways I could not imagine.
But it paid off. I entered an Information Technology career and moved my way up. I was fortunate to retire at fifty-nine as a computer system engineer for a large company based in San Antonio, Texas. For years, I had several hobbies that kept me busy when I was not at work or on call. When I could break away from work, I went fishing at the coast, rode cross-country on my motorcycle, and went target shooting at the gun range.
After I retired, my wife and I moved to Eagle Pass, Texas, a small border town next to the Rio Grande. With time on my hands, and to keep my mind active, I embarked on a new chapter in my life as a writer. My first books were about one of my lifelong hobbies: tinkering and shooting 10/22 rifles.
