His pursuit of writing began in the forties when he was a popular columnist and feature writer for The Judge, the school paper for John Marshall High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

He continued his studies in journalism while serving as an infantryman for the U.S. Army in Korea. Following his discharge in 1953, he went to work for a large metropolitan weekly newspaper in Minneapolis. For seven years with that paper, he was assistant editor.

During the next three decades he had a variety of careers in sales, public relations and self-employed businesses. He also served as general manager of a radio station. All the while, he continued to write as a freelancer and his work was regularly published in many nationally circulated newspapers and magazines.

When he "retired" in 1993, he turned to writing full time. He founded two nationally circulated newsletters which continues to be published.

He teaches a community education course entitled "On Being A Writer" and is a very popular author of children's stories which he reads to students in kindergarten through fourth grade.

Happily married to his darling wife, Doris, for nearly 50 years, he is the father of eight beautiful children and a growing number of loving grandchildren and great grandchildren.