Phd in comparative literature from UCLA. Retired after sixty years as English professor at a very secondary school, Los Angeles City College, with time out for a Fulbright in Japan, classes at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich Switzerland, and for another masters degree in family counseling. Many publications from various publishers. Wife Bettyrae, retired interior decorator, children: step-son David Alan Wallace, eye surgeon, Chana Ellen, veterinarian. Dog: Luke, border collie extraordinaire. Reading is a passion, as is ancient to very modern music. People who are forced to face very extraordinary situations are the ones who attract my attention.