Joseph E SwiftJoseph E. Swift wrote his first story at age twelve, his first poem at seventeen. He hitch-hiked across America in the sixties and lived in New York's East Village with artists and musicians until immigrating to Canada in 1967. He founded a commune for draft dodgers and deserters during the Vietnam War era, worked in the main library of McGill University for 35 years, married the love of his life, and retired in 2007 to write full time. Leopards and Orchids is his ninth published book. He writes reviews of science fiction and monster movies for the website thesilverscream.com, which his sister created. Read More Read Less