I was born and raised in New Jersey just outside of New York City.

I majored in Health and Physical Education at Slippery Rock State College in western Pennsylvania, but never did any teaching. Instead, I worked briefly in a bank, then as a house framer, a copy shop manager, a facilities manager, a car service driver, a private chauffeur, and a senior care companion. I am now retired.

Back in the 70s and 80s, I loved going to retrospective theaters in Manhattan (that no longer exist because of cable TV and digital access at home to just about anything) to see old classic films.

My favorite films all have heart. Some of them are: Casablanca (my all-time favorite), ET, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, The Lives of Others, Ghost, It's A Wonderful Life, On the Waterfront, Philomena, and Nobody's Fool.

I was mentored by Canadian philosopher and poet Kenneth G. Mills (Honorary Prime Mentor of Canada 1997) for many years, the experience that has most shaped my life.

Currently, I live in Norwalk, CT, a terrific city with its multi-racial, multi-income mix of people.

I initially learned screenwriting from a Gotham Writer's Workshop course, then gained much from online coverage companies and feedback from screenwriting competitions. I also worked closely with screenwriter/editor Erin Linn McMullan to improve all of my scripts.

My scripts, The Man Who Stops Time, Rainwashed, The Tattooed Blonde, 4-Star Limo and Experimental Journey are currently available on Amazon.com.

The Man Who Stops Time won FIRST PLACE in a monthly the-greenlight.com contest and came in THIRD in their ANNUAL CONTEST. It has also been a quarter-finalist and semi-finalist many times in other contests.

Rainwashed was a TOP TEN FINALIST in the Writers on the Storm contest and has also been a quarter-finalist and semi-finalist in multiple competitions.

The Tattooed Blonde has been a SEMI FINALIST and QUARTERFINALIST in the few contests it's been entered into.

Most recently My Tainted Blood became an OFFICIAL SELECTION in the 2019 Adapted Screenplay Competition.

My Screenplays & Loglines:

1) The Man Who Stops Time -- Inspired by a song representing his dead mother's perfect love for him, a man is able to stop time and utilize it for helping others, including reversing a catastrophic world event. ["The Man Who Stops Time by Paul Sargia is a highly imaginative, well-paced and commercially viable screenplay. It's a compelling story replete with riveting visuals and crisp dialogue that will hook the audience and promote strong word-of-mouth." -- Lee Levinson, TV Film Producer (Out of the Ashes, Skeezer, The Legend of Walks Far Woman)]

2) Rainwashed -- A troubled private eye's favorite actress plays six roles in a dream of his in which he searches for a beautiful, missing woman and, at the same time, grapples with what's been missing in his life. WAS A TOP TEN FINALIST IN THE WRITER'S ON THE STORM SCREENPLAY CONTEST.

3) Experimental Journey -- After his wife divorces him, a multi-millionaire investment banker can't shake the numbness he feels, despite engaging in daredevil activities. Then everything changes when he's hit by a car driven by an eccentric Wall Street icon.

4) 4-Star Limo -- When a limo driver with a probing political bent uncovers a secret organization manipulating American society, he puts his life and that of the woman he loves in jeopardy.

5) My Russian Babe -- An ex-con's relationship with a sexually-free Russian woman leads to questions about the murder that put him in prison, and his best friend's involvement in the crime.

6) Melangel -- A near death experience connects a sensitive young woman with an unearthly energy greater than her own. With the support of an older chauffeur, she astral travels, then materializes to remedy situations out of hand.

7) The Tattooed Blonde -- When incriminating evidence points to Jon, a Connecticut psychiatrist, as the main suspect in a tattoo artist's murder, his freedom hinges on the one person who knows the truth, a mysterious and beautiful, tattooed blonde who's been appearing and disappearing in his life.

8) My Tainted Blood --A dramatic, true account of a half-Jewish teen's adventures in Germany during and just after WWII. He keeps his mother and himself safe and free from starvation, and finds romance, all the while holding onto to the ultimate goal of reaching America.

9) The Catch! (as a multi-part screenplay and my FIRST NOVEL, published by Mill City press) — It’s 1978 and Johnny Sloper, a marina owner, looks to resolve the emptiness of his life. With the help of two friends, he searches for and recovers a missing family heirloom that is key to his solution. However, he’s put to a test as he faces new challenges in this mystery/crime/romantic thriller that takes place in the New York City Metropolitan Area.