Letters to Chloe

David Griffith was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and grew up in Belle Meade, Tennessee. The years in the South became the basis of the early stories, whereas his inevitable departure for college in Chicago was the foundation of others. The Chicago stories represent a lifting of the burden he felt from his days in the South, where he never felt comfortable. The college years were a happy time when he enjoyed the intellectual life of a major university alive with an insistence on critical thinking. During this period of growth, he spent his summers in Wyoming, working there for seven years, while enjoying the beauty of the environment. In contrast, the year he spent hitchhiking around Europe was a time of totally different adventures and unusual experiences with people in several countries.  This formative journey also influenced his view of the world and much of his future life.  After attending the university, David married a fellow student, and they had two children. He began his career working at several premier consulting firms and eventually founded his own successful nationwide company, David M. Griffith and Associates.  At the same time, he was a professor and lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago. As a retired businessman, he spent years teaching comparative religion and philosophy at the Hodges University Center for Continuing Education in Naples, Florida. He dedicates his manuscript to his beloved grandchildren.