Ten Stories From 100 in 1: Between the Rooms

Stephen Martin Gang was born August 21, 1948. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and spent his high-school ＂Hippy＂ years hanging around Greenwich Village in the company of musicians, writers and artists. His dream was to become an artist and he studied art at Windham College in Putney, Vermont. He completed a master’s degree at FAU in Boca Raton, Florida. The Graduate School in New York was attended for post graduate study in Clinical Psychology. The majority of his life he lived as a gallery owner, owning galleries in Vermont, Philadelphia, New York, and Budapest. He sailed, and part time taught sailing. Writing and painting never stopped throughout his life. He published articles on art, as well as, writing for his personal enjoyment. He also wrote a column for a small Philadelphia publication, and wrote for aNYthing magazine, which was a magazine that he created. Most all of his work has been lost. For a short time, after closing the New York gallery; he worked as a Charter Captain, Delivery Captain, and Sailing Instructor in the Virgin Islands. For the past several years he has been living in San Juan, Puerto Rico, writing, and reading at open readings, while also continuing to occasionally paint. During the past five years he has been involved with Poetry Out Loud as a judge and mentor. He is presently divorced. His first wife was a short marriage, and he had a son with her, Damon. His second wife, he was with for twenty seven years, and had a daughter, Alexandra. He feels fortunate to have two wonderful children. His life revolves around love, creativity, and trying to understand being. He claims the most important thing in life is relationships: To love and be loved. This is his first published book, and he hopes to have many more. . . life and creativity willing.