Meet the Author 

 Don Pugnetti Jr. has had a forty-two-year career in journalism, public relations, and public affairs.

His first eighteen years were as a reporter and editor at the News Tribune in Tacoma, Washington, back when newspaper journalism was in its heyday. He subsequently served as chief policy advisor, speechwriter, and strategist for the elected Washington State auditor and had stints managing public and private agency communication operations. He has taught newswriting and other communications courses as a visiting professor at the University of North Florida and as an adjunct instructor at Pacific Lutheran University. Don received his BA in journalism from Washington State University and MA in communications from the University of Washington. Now retired, he lives in Gig Harbor, Washington, with his wife, Wendy, where Don continues his passion for writing.