Dirk’s path to authorship wasn’t quite an accident, but almost. It’s not that he didn’t write. He did. But through two previous careers, first as a Marine officer and subsequently as a corporate trainer, he started way more stories than he finished.” But in the backwash of the 2008 financial meltdown, his employer filed for Chapter 11. Cordially invited to leave and not return, Dirk found himself out of work and excuses. Since then, Dirk has published West of Tomorrow, Best-Case Scenario, Tier Zero, Vol. I of the Knolan Cycle and Eryinath-5, The Dancer Nebula, Vol II of the Knolan Cycle. He has also published a collection of short fiction entitled, Through the Windshield. Works in progress include The Year of Maybe, sequel to Best-Case Scenario, currently in editing and do out later this year. All are now available from Amazon in paperback and Kindle & from Barnes and Noble in paperback and epub.