June 1, 1956
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
1967—1971
Attended Errico Malatesta Preparatory Academy
Salt Lake City, Utah.
1974
Graduated from London Polytechnic College
BA, Fiber Arts.
1975—1979
Graduate work in Fungal Systematics
Svevo University, Trieste.
1980
Publication of Ph.D. thesis:
"On the Genealogy of Morels: The Evolution and Classification of the Ascomycetes, with Special Attention to the Genus Morchella."
1981—1991
Research Associate, CICMS (Center for the Investigation of Cryptogam Mating Systems), Institute for Fern Relations, Berne.
1992—1998
Extended sabbatical; travel to Paleo- and Neotropics; research begun for"Lofting."
1999—2001
Writing and publication of "Lofting."
Currently editing the forthcoming anthology, "High Sticking," stories and essays on hockey and homoeroticism.