I've traveled the world, passing through many places in the news today, including Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and the Swat valley in Pakistan. I've also worked at an amazing variety of jobs, from cab driver to land surveyor to accordion salesman to software developer. I'm the author of three novels: ELDORADO, THE ARX, and THE BLACK HEART OF THE STATION, a novella, CHOPPER MUSIC, and a number of short stories. A new novel is due later in 2017, and several other projects are in the works. My stories always skirt close to the edge of believability (but hopefully never cross over). I'm attracted to characters who are able to break out of their stereotypes (as Jackson Reilly does in CHOPPER MUSIC) and transform themselves. My tastes in books is wide-ranging, everything from James Joyce to Joseph Heller to Kurt Vonnegut. I love both reading and writing, and both listening to and playing music. I also enjoy cycling, traveling to exotic lands, and working with animals. I'm crazy for any sport activity relating to the water, including swimming, surfing, wind-surfing, snorkeling, and scuba diving. I'm married and live in Vancouver, BC, Canada.