His first short story, "Night of the Fireflies" appeared in Vol. 59 of the Grantville Gazette. "To Face the Tide"(forthcoming) in Sha'daa: Toys(Copper Dog) with his talented, and somewhat handsome co-author Chris Smith. Joseph and his lovely, *younger* wife Bonnie live in Houston with their poodle, Oberon, King of the Floofs.