John GoinsJohn Goins was born in Washington, DC. He has worked as a dishwasher, library clerk, gardener, English teacher in Istanbul, telephone solicitor, phlebotomist and lab assistant. He also wrote briefly for the Central City Extra, a monthly newsaper for the Civic Center, Tenderloin, and Sixth St. Corridor. He lives and writes in San Francisco, where he has resided since 1985. He published A PORTRAIT IN THE TENDERLOIN, also featuring reporter Bill Haywood, with Ithuriel's Spear in 2013. Read More Read Less