Daniel was born in New York City in 1957 and grew up in northern New Jersey. He joined the Navy at twenty-two. and spent three years in the Navy and one in the Merchant Marines. Daniel wrote most of his short stories while in the Merchant Marines. He spent the following years working with NASA and the Foreign Service. He then spent two years as a stay-at-home dad with his newborn daughter, Hope. During that time, Daniel wrote his novel, a screenplay, and a theatrical play. He became enamored with writing when he read John Steinbeck’s “The Winter of Our Discontent.”
