born in aruba, lived in ny, france, holland, texas, boston, chicago; taught lit at tsu, new school, cuny; published fiction et al;, married, 2 kid;, working as field paramedic for 10 yrs.born in aruba, lived in ny, france, holland, texas, boston, chicago; taught lit at tsu, new school, cuny; published fiction et al;, married, 2 kid;, working as field paramedic for 10 yrs.