Jeff Namian loves stories and his antenna picks up unique ones. He’s a Tri-State guy; born in Connecticut, educated in New York (Fordham), lived and worked far too long in Manhattan before moving to New Jersey. He crossed the Hudson River, learned to drive, discovered the hard way that skunks aren’t cartoon characters and that weeds really do grow like weeds. Cooperative Living is his first published collection of short stories, with several more waiting in the wings.