I was born and raised in the north Seattle area and have lived in Washington state all my life (well, except when I escape the rain and snow for a bit and venture into the desert of Joshua Tree). I have two grown sons who were united with me as preschoolers from Bulgarian orphanages. In rapid succession I experienced the death of my father, my aunt, and then my mother.

Most recently I cared for my domestic partner of 33 years, through a long stretch of suffering and finally death, as a result of exposure to Agent Orange when he was a Medic in the Vietnam War. I now live in a small house, with my dog Luna Luckdragon, on a clear lake near the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in western Washington state.