Doug grew up in Andover, Mass and is a retired home builder living with his wife, Jessica, in a converted warehouse in Dover, NH. Although retired, his children will always find reasons for him to bring his tools over to their houses to fix or build something. Prior to this memoir his only writings of consequence, other than letters to friends and girlfriends, were specifications and contracts for his construction projects. When he’s not working on family properties or his own home, Doug still continues to hike in the White Mountains of NH and will always make time to see his three daughters and three grandsons.