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Get to know the man behind the books....
Q: Where were you born and where did you go to school?
A: I was born at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA on March 19, 1961. I attended Rhawnhurst
Elementary School, Woodrow Wilson Jr. High School and, in 1979, I graduated from Northeast Public High School. I have
a BA in English writing from Temple University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
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| The Leszczynskis |
Q: So
tell us about you, personally.
A: I've lived
most of my life in Philadelphia, primarily in the northeast section but also in West Philadelphia/University City and Olde
City. Thus, I am and always will be a Philadelphian at heart. However, I now live in Mays Landing, NJ (which
is about 15 miles outside of Atlantic City) with my beautiful wife, Bernadette, and our two children, Alixandra and
Vincent.
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| Destiny Revealed |
Q:
Okay, let's talk about your writing. How did you come up with the idea of Natty Shortfellow?
A: When
Alix was 9 and Vincent was 6, one night instead of reading them a story before they went to bed they asked me to make
one up instead. I thought about it for a few minutes and then started telling them about a 16-year old boy named Natty
Shortfellow, who found a mysterious crystal that took him to a place called The Land. There he met many wonderful people and
battled terrible creatures. Then for the next several weeks, I would think about the story during the day and tell
them more of it at night. Soon I realized that the story might make a good book for young people and I started
writing it.
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| Intersecting Lives |
Q: Intersecting Lives is a murder/suspense novel with a lot of intrigue and insight
into the political maneuverings of a fictious Philadelphia government. What's background do you have to write what
seems so realistic -- especially in light of some of the real-life political cases that we read about in the newspapers?
A: From 1982 to 1993, I worked in several positions in Philadelphia City Council and I was the staff
director for a U.S. Congressman. But remember, despite what you may read in the newspapers, Philadelphia politicians
are -- by and large -- public servants who have the best interests of the city and its residents foremost in their minds.
The incidents in the book may be exciting and notorius, but remember they are fiction.
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