A native of Santa Monica, CA, Alfred J. Garrotto now lives and writes in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is active in the Mount Diablo Branch of the historic California Writers Club, founded in 1909 by Jack London and his writing buddies. Al is married and has two adult daughters and a preschool grandson, who follows him around like a puppy. He also serves as a lay minister specializing in adult faith formation in a vibrant Roman Catholic parish.