A bit about myself. I was born in London, England, to noted World Historian Philip Curtin and journalist Anne Curtin. I spent much of my formative years in Europe and West Africa and, when not overseas, on a farm in southwest Wisconsin.

A former nordic ski racer and US Ski Team member, for me spending time in mountains, deserts, or on the ocean is a big part of my life. When not writing, my passions are canoeing, kayaking, hiking, biking, bluegrass banjo, old cars/trucks, and antique textiles. I live on a farm in the mountains of northern New Mexico with my partner Ilka and a tortoise named Bisque.

I have two adult children who have also followed international careers and actively engage in challenges in service to causes greater than themselves.