My name is Curtis, but ever since 2013, when I retired from trucking and started gold mining, everyone has known me as Oro Cas. I am still happily married after thirty-nine years to the love of my life, Paula, who loves gold mining as much as me. In the winter months, we live in Quartzsite, Arizona, and in the summer months, we live in northern Nevada on our property, which is a patented gold claim. I have been an avid reader and writer since my childhood, and I look forward to sharing my work here.