Mark Giles:  

Life For my Great Mills HS buddies: I didn't actually graduate from GMHS--my senior year found me at Virginia Beach. A lot of you know what kind of scene that is; they were a good bunch but it's you guys I remember. After thinking about attending U of Va or William and Mary, I went to the West Coast because one of you sent me a clipping about a dreamy place called UC Santa Cruz. Scene: Mark walks up to circle of trailers (they didn't finish the dorms) where fellows in T-shirts and jeans are working on old Austin Healeys. They eye my madras shirt, slacks, loafers: "You must be the one from the East Coast." Turns out I was the only one. Haven't worn a tie since. I didn't quite become a hippie but I did cruise the Haight on my Suzuki in the Summer of Love. Still love the West coast. After goofing around for a few years my partner and I, Linda Shank, got some mystery novels published. Which got us a call from a new show called Murder, She Wrote. Did a few of those as well as some other shows, produced a PBS pilot, optioned some movie scripts, and am now in the throes of making a feature film. It's fun, it's about as predictable as river boat gambling. On the way I got a Master's degree headed for a PhD when I injured my spine. That has slowed me a bit...Expand for more