I grew up deep in the Louisiana bayou.  Raised by prawn I spent most of my early life illiterate and carefree.  When I discovered the written word I was instantly smitten and moved to the fast paced city of Boston, where I work as a grocer and write stories on the side.  I have gotten stories published in the now defunct BostonNow magazine, as well as on my own website, www.ikindoflikejoe.com.  This Summer I plan to continue my annual tradition of writing letters to the actor Jon Lovitz in a series called "Summer of Lovitz".

Joe was kind enough to submit his story to Outbound #1, which will be accompanied by a gorgeous illustration by Paul Marquis.