Author Biography
Dog Brindle (Michael D. Estey) Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1950, a Leo. Dog grew up in Hamilton, Ontario. Graduated from Scott Park High School, the first school, with central air (no windows that opened), every classroom, every hallway, every ceiling sprayed with asbestos. Dog's reason for his insanity. Missing the hippie era by a few years he embraced the disco scene in the 70's. He became outed, from peer pressure! And a weekend soft-drug (marijuana) user and an advocator for the medical use of cannabis. Motorcycling throughout the United States in his late twenties and ended up crossing back into Canada via Blaine, Washington, at the Peace Arch. His final destination - Vancouver, British Columbia, where he settled into the infamous Gay Ghetto, Vancouver's Davie Village, until eventually moving out to the suburb of Surrey, infamous for being known as the Red Neck City. He attributes learning and honing his people skills through thirty years of being, a successful hairdresser. He often thought his clientele really only came to talk. Not to get their hair done. The West End not only infamous for being gay but the largest concentration of single women in Canada. After retiring from hairdressing he went into the antique business. He co-owned a small little antique shop named Desert Rose during the 90's. The prettiest thing you'll see in the desert is a Desert Rose in bloom. That's how he felt about the shop. His first writing gig, a bi-monthly column called, CRIME TIME in a local rag The Eastside Review introduced him to the world of journalism. A frequent contributor to the E-Street column in the Province Newspaper. Today he is a full time writer and an avid daily blogger: His genre, ageing and everything that entails. A watchdog speaking out for seniors, always looking for the best in his fellow man and laughing all the way. His website: DogBrindleBarks The Ageing Game His first novel: ONE TWO ONE TWO A Ghost Story
