I should say that I have been a writer for many years. I've written everything from jokes to comedy sketches to cheesy adult erotica. I have written many magazine articles and newspaper stories and reviews. I am currently a guest writer on the Pop Culture Maven website.

The book, LAS VEGAS BANDITS, is a novelized version of a screenplay that I wrote in the early eighties. It is a somewhat semi-autobiographical story. I will never reveal what situations are real or fiction or a fusing of reality and fiction. I leave that for the reader to decide. The characters are "loosly" based on real people from the past.

LAS VEGAS BANDITS

Las Vegas, 1982. Sam Mathews and his friends have fun getting into mild trouble, small fights and occasionally stealing from a casino. The teenaged group accepts a new member, Travis, into their ranks who could help in a rapidly approaching event. Sam soon learns that he has to deal with family issues, a new friend, new feelings as Travis bocomes Sam's boyfriend and keeping the secret that could ruin his gang. The story is filled with fun, adventure, humor and sprinkled with references to music, movies and television shows from a more innocent era.

LAS VEGAS BANDITS: WINDS OF CHANGE

Summer 1983. Over a year and a half has passed for Sam, Travis, Alex, Kevin, Randy and Richie. The group of friends continue to use Las Vegas for their private playground, but responsibilities and obligations slowly begin to separate the gang. A series of events, beyond his control, forces Sam into a new living situation, the separation of the Bandits and a new life. Before the gang is permanently split apart, the boys plan one more adventure that may be the last Sam will ever take as he risks his life for fortune and glory. Who will go and who will stay as Sam and his friends learn that life can change at a frightening pace in a short span of time.

This novel received an award at the 2013 San Francisco Festival of Books.