Before I started writing, I was a reader. I came to Goodreads as a reader, but since then, I've become a writer as well. But the way Goodreads handles these things, you're kind of one or the other. If I had to do it all over again, I think I would've formed two separate accounts. But since it's too late for that, engage with me as a fellow reader or as a writer. Anyway, here's my "new and improved" bio: I live with my wife and kids among the foothills of the Berkshires. I grow plants from seeds obtained from produce and cuttings from geraniums. I observe the birds that come to our three feeders and other wildlife that stroll through our yard. I occasionally brew a batch of beer or note the passing of planets overhead.