A native son of Boston, Massachusetts, I attended Boston Latin School est.1635, the oldest public high school in the USA, I received what some might call a classical education. From there I went to college, graduate school, did a two-year tour of duty in the US Naval Dental Corps and finally went on to postgraduate specialty training. After my formal education ended, I spent my career as a clinical orthodontist and as an academician. Writing a novel was not in my life plan and I have had great joy in writing this first novel.