Jerry V BehiminoJerry V. Behimino has served more than twenty-five years within the U.S. Department of Defense, shaping a career built on integrity, adaptability, and a deep respect for the human stories that emerge from military life. A former Navy servicemember an lifelong storyteller, he draws from two decades of deployments, relocations, and community experiences to create fiction that explores resilience, belonging, and quiet courage on the home front.He is the author of Starlight in a Dark Sky: Breadcrumbs to the Stars, a young-adult novel set in the early 2000s that follows a Navy teenager coming of age in the months after 9/11. The book has been praised by Stars and Stripes as "a nostalgic heartwarming story childhood in a military family."Behimino's other works include Exquisite: The Weight of Shadows, along with essays and short fiction that explore transformation, emotional endurance, and the intersections of memory and service. His greatest inspiration comes from his daughters, Thea and Aliyah, whose laughter and late-night conversations continue to bring life and hope to every chapter.Now sharing the stories, he once tucked away, Behimino invites readers to follow the small breadcrumbs that lead toward healing, connection, and rediscovery. Read More Read Less