My preferred genre to write is Historical Fiction, with efforts to illu-
minate the otherwise forgotten LGBTQ figures that made history for other
reasons: Lewis Ginter, Grace Arents, James Buchanan, Baron Von Steuben,
and more.
I waited until I hit middle age before I started writing seriously. I
known throughout Richmond as “Cookie John” for my baking prowess.
I am happily married to the man I met in 1986. We have never been
apart since our first date.
I grew up in Virginia. My dad was in the Army, but he had nearly re-
tired by the time I came along. Other than my own stint in the US Navy, I
have always considered Virginia my home.
I am an IT Geek: nerdy, introverted, fascinated by technology, and
easily distracted by the next shiny thing that catches my eye.
#Cookie John
#VCURams - Five Time Graduate of VCU