Author of The Flowers of Reminiscence and five other novels, whose short stories earned him international acclaim. His award-winning short stories are used to teach English throughout India and have appeared on Huffington Post, CBC Radio, and numerous newspapers in North America. Before he was a published author, he worked construction, soldiered, was a park ranger, and lived in the hills of Pennsylvania. As a kid, he carried water to houses lacking plumbing, and played guitar.