Presently living in East Tennessee, I also lived a large chunk of my life in Italy, primarily in Naples(Pozzuoli), Gaeta, Sardinia and one year in exile in Vicenza(north Italy). I spent that chunk of time there serving a long sentence as a prigioniero di matrimonio. I am a retired CPO, served in the USN from 1966 until 1987. Since East Tennessee and Italy are what I know, they are the settings of most of my writing attempts. Family sagas and romance/mysteries are my genre at this time. I am married, have 3 children, 5 grandchildren and three cats.