David khalaf was born in Orange County, California. He studied journalism at the 
University of Southern California, where he 
served as editor of the Daily Trojan newspaper 
and held court on the patio outside Carl's Jr. 
He later studied creative writing. He has been a waiter longer than he cares to remember.

David wrote his first full novel, a futuristic
social satire, right out of college. It's still 
sitting on a shelf somewhere. don't look for it. 
The sixteen Burdens series grew out of David's interest in Los Angeles history and Hollywood during the Golden Age of film.

After nearly twenty years in los angeles, he 
came to know the city well, mostly after 
getting lost. He currently lives in portland, oregon. He still gets lost sometimes.

If you're interested in following david 
and discovering fun curiosities from 1930s american culture, like his author page: www.facebook.com/davidkhalafwriting

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