Michael N. Marcus is a journalist, editor, bestselling author, award-winning advertising copywriter, publisher, businessman and mostly successful amateur attorney. He lives in Connecticut with wife Marilyn, the ghost of golden retriever Hunter, lots of books, movies, and black boxes with flashing lights. Michael is a first-year baby boomer, just a few months older than Donald J. Trump. They were both born in "outer boroughs" of New York City and attended universities in Pennsylvania. Michael has never owned a casino or had sex with a stripper.