Fred spent thirty-seven years working for the Department of Veterans Affairs. When he retired, he decided to write a memoir, then novels. He has published My Life in the VA: Lessons in Leadership and the novels: Meanie Mouse versus the Orlando Operators: The Adventure Begins, Mexia: A Novel: The Memoirs of J.C. Mulkey, Spies and Lies: The Paradox, and A Year in the Life of Dr. Fox. He has also published three plays: The Patio Club, The Dillyboppers, and the Schecter Family Chronicles. He lives in Durham, N.C. and has three adult children, two who live in the Durham area, and three grandchildren.