I was born in northern New Jersey and at the age of three moved with my parents and brother to the town of Clarksville, New York near the city of Albany. We lived in a home on the top of a mountain with an expansive view overlooking the valleys below. It was rural, isolated and peaceful. The woods and fields were my playgrounds, and books were my friends. We moved to the Hudson Valley when I was twelve, and I have lived here ever since.
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