About Kip … Just past my 77th birthday, I still drive, have most of my teeth and enough hair to comb – even though it’s white these days. Helen, my wife, lover, and life partner for the past three decades passed on three years ago. I still miss her deeply. I’ve run high tech production facilities in Hong Kong and Haifa, put together nuclear weapons in Korea, worked in the computer software, welding technology, financial services, newspaper, and consulting industries – and enjoyed most of my working life. Upon Helen’s death I sold our house in Tucson and moved east, to watch our grandchildren grow. COVID brought me to my daughter’s home, where I still live. I have a nice cabana to myself, just steps from the pool. Not a bad way to start the day. After retiring from a research and forecasting job with a consultancy I helped launch, I’ve spent my working hours as a writer. Four of my books are available on Amazon (The Narrow Man, Buddies, OLDOGS, and Incident at Aviano), and a fifth (Gleaners) is just completed. Buddies won a Royal Palm award from the Florida Writers Association. It’s my hope to produce at least one book a year until God stops me. For more on the books, visit my website – www.kipcassino.com. Here’s more to paint a picture: I’m a Vietnam veteran and a Villanova grad. Damage to one leg forces me to use a cane much of the time – though I guess I could still dance, if the need arose. Born in New York City, but I’ve lived around the nation and the world. Helen and I have two sons and three daughters, eight grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter (so far). Finally, the most important thing to know about me is that I love to write.