Oliver grew up along America's coastline on military bases and like the rest of the kids played good guys and bad. Later, coaxing him into an afternoon of sailing Lake Erie, hiking the Southern California’s hills, or paddling a canoe in the North Carolina's backwater didn’t take much unless a book found him first.

An old manual typewriter accompanied him overseas where the electricity proved spotty and the locals objected to his presence. He tried not to take the rejection personally and survived to do a bit of earning and finding stories in the most interesting of places.

When the weather or friendly bookstores beckon, Oliver hits the road tucking laptop under an arm and looking for a story or a shade tree. As he likes to say, some characters just need writing.

~Pearl River Publishing