I started writing when I was very young. My mother and I are avid readers so she encouraged me to write. I've been published in a few local newsletters (back home) and in a college paper. My first wife considered it a waste of time and I quit writing for a long time. A few years ago, my grandmother past away and my mother took it hard. She made me promise to never stop writing, so I am writing again. My real name is Cordaro, I use Stuart because that was my grandmothers name.