The author retired from a career as a computer system’s analyst to pursue his other dream, writing novels. During his lifetime, he has accumulated many skills ranging from milking cows, to programming computers, to flying airplanes. All of this is reflected in his many stories. He grew up on a farm, isolated from other children. Early on, he came to rely on his imagination for company. Years later, that imagination evolved into a desire to write novels. He has written six. Querida is neither his first nor his latest, but one he considers among his best.