Jesse McDermitt

Wayne Stinnett was born in St. Albans, WV. Growing up he lived in Melbourne and also on the central east coast of Florida, at a small town known as Eau Gallie. He and his brothers explored the beaches, the swamps along the St. Johns River, the Indian River Lagoon and all the streams and creeks which flow into both. The also explored by Jon-boat or on foot, canoe and sailboat. At the age of 16 he started exploring further outside of his hometown. Soon, he discovered the long island chain at Florida’s southernmost tip of commonly known as “The Keys” in 1974. After his high school graduation in 1977, he enrolled in the Marine Corp. This opened up plenty more exploration possibilities. He also visited countries from the northern Europe to Far East and returned to Florida after four years. He spent much of his free time sailing, scuba diving, surfing, and also fishing. Wayne started to write and create a few fiction short stories in early eighties. He compiled an extensive list of the beach dive spots as well. He did this while exploring the numerous shipwrecks along the Treasure Coast. Upon his 2nd failed marriage, Wayne bought a sailboat and then lived aboard it in the Boot Key Harbor, in the latter Florida Keys. Stinnett also lived at the Andros Island in Bahamas and on the Isla de Cozumel, in Mexico for a short period where he worked as a Divemaster. He currently lives at the foothills of Blue Ridge Mountains which is near the small town known as Travelers Rest. Wayne Stinnett is a great American novelist and also a Veteran of the US Marine Corps. In between his 2 careers, he worked as a commercial fisherman, deckhand, Dive master, construction manager, taxi driver, and also a long haul truck driver. He resides at the foothills of Blue Ridge Mountains together with his wife and their young daughter. They both have 3 grown up children, 4 grandchildren, 3 dogs and an entire flock of parakeets. Wayne has lived in places such as Melbourne, FL. He has also lived at the Florida Keys, Bahamas and also Cozumel, Mexico.