Alan is fifty years old,and proud to be married and the father of two daughters. Alan is nota veteran, but is inspired to write about events that have a"cataclysmic" effect on his life. He has been published in the UnitedStates and abroad, and notes that he has been influenced by BessieHead, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Yukio Mishima.(4/95) "Hiroshima" - Issue 8(Memorial Day1995)