Family: My wife, Tyler, who I’ve been married to for 26 years; and we have two kids, one who is 25 and the other is 23.

How did you meet your wife? We worked together. We knew each other for two weeks and I asked her to marry me. That was 27 years ago.

Pets: A dog, Aspen, and a cat, Pixie.

Work: I work in the corporate world, in Bethesda, Md.

When did you live in Newtown? I lived here from 1978 until 1988.

What brings you back to town now? I’m here to record a podcast, and I also still visit once or twice a year.

What do you like to do in your free time? My wife and I like to go hiking, and we travel. I’ve also just published my first book. It’s called Imprinted: A True New England Ghost Story. I never thought I was going to write a book. It was never something that I ever thought to write, but then I spent two years working on this.

I originally wanted to write a book about ghost stories, and my experiences of living in a haunted house in Newtown. Somehow that ghost story turned into more of a family story, and I don’t think I could have written the ghost stories without the family part. In a lot of ways it’s become a family story.

Coming to Newtown was important to me, more than anywhere else, to talk about the book. Imprinted is really a Newtown story. Some people that have read the book have been disappointed — it’s not a scary story, or your typical ghost story — but I do believe that people of Newtown will find it’s interesting because there are so many Newtown things in it. In some ways I see it as a love letter to Newtown. I’m drawn back here quite frequently.

What did you want to be when you grew up? I went to college and got a degree in communications because I wanted work in radio. But then I got into the business world and never left.

Do you enjoy reading? I read a lot of ghost stories. Every town we go to when my wife and I travel, I always go to the small bookstores. Those stores always have a ghost book in there, and I look for the local ghost stories. Part of that is I wanted to see if I was like anyone else and whether we have shared experiences. It’s very rare that I actually find something that I have in common, but I still enjoy it. That’s part of why I wanted to write this book, to share my experiences.

Do you have a favorite book? My favorite book of all time is The Catcher in The Rye. I have read that multiple times since high school. That helped me through things.

What was the most recent concert you went to? We just saw Caamp.

Favorite music genre? Folk rock.

Favorite performer? R.E.M.

Who would you like to be stuck in an elevator with? I’d love to see my sister Becky again.

Favorite food? Lobster. Lobster anything, and I like Connecticut-style lobster rolls, with lots of butter.

Do you have a favorite travel destination? I love Maine. I love going there.

I love Newtown too. There’s something about Newtown. I love coming back here. I still get so excited to be here because everything is still the same. It’s still fantastic and it looks so great. I take a lot of pride in bringing my family and friends here.

What is something you cannot live without? My wife.

What is your favorite thing about Newtown? Nothing changes. I know there is new development, but it still looks exactly the same to me. If you start on Main Street and go past the town hall, to the flagpole, and Trinity Church, and the old congregational church building with the rooster on top, then to Ram Pasture, everything is still the same. Same with Church Hill Road — the ice cream shop and its Gone Fishing sign in the winter, and The Newtown Bee, it’s still the same. I love that. Everywhere I’ve lived after that, everything changes.

Favorite season? Fall. It always has been. I love Halloween. It’s my favorite holiday.

Do you have a personal credo? Be kind to the living. Make peace with the dead.