Gary Paul Bryant is the author of Reworld, The Phone & Other Short Stories, The First Ride: The Real Story of Santa Claus and Awkward: The Resurrection of Robert Levenplatter, among others. After several years working for a Palo Alto technology consultancy and before spawning dozens of web brands and businesses, Gary founded Time Pilot, a pre-Web interactive gaming magazine. Gary continues writing science-fiction, paranormal, and children’s stories from his home in the Pacific Northwest. You can learn more at his website