Washington Post copy editor, author of "Lapsing Into a Comma" and "The Elephants of Style."

Born in Pottsville, Pa., grew up in Madison Heights, Mich., and Mesa, Ariz.

Roosevelt and Hiller elementary schools (Madison Heights), John Page Junior High (Madison Heights), Lamphere (Madison Heights) and Mesa high schools, University of Arizona (Tucson).

Then lived in Chandler, Ariz.; Alexandria, Va.; and Washington, D.C.

Worked at the Phoenix Gazette and the Washington Times before the Washington Post.