I was born in California in 1957, but my parents moved back to Oklahoma when I was only eight months old. I grew up in Oklahoma, moving from town to town because my dad liked to move. I didn't make a lot of lasting friends when I was a kid because I was always prepared to keep moving. Everywhere I lived, I built a tree house, collected comics and books, and explored everywhere I could go on foot. I managed to scare my mom to death and get a spanking nearly every day. But I slipped away the next day as soon as I could...