M.R. Kayser grew up in the West--first in the frontier-like wilds of Alaska, then the rugged deserts of New Mexico, where western culture and folklore made an impression which lasts to this day. He's been a soldier, a film maker, a hot-rodder and an all-around social misfit, but has always had stories to tell--whether of the old West; the ancient world, the Middle Ages, the present day; or of distant galaxies and alien dimensions. Comic books were his initial inspiration to creativity, which manifested in drawing. Eventually, writing proved both more challenging and gratifying. Coincident with this switch from drawing to writing was a gradual transition from graphic fiction to prose.