Doug Powers was born on Labor Day in a sanitarium. He began writing, poorly, as early as elementary school. He continued learning the trade for decades, taking long breaks to earn a living, further educate himself, or engage in his other creative pursuit, game design. He supported himself as a software quality assurance analyst engaged with companies such as Turner Entertainment Groups and IBM Corporation. On New Years Day, 2013, Pangenre published "Vegas Apocalypse: The Crash," on which Doug worked as supplemental writer and editor. He also worked with Frederick Noble on the sequel, "Vegas Apocalypse: The Cult." "Retiree" (2013) was his first solo novel. It is currently available through the Amazon Kindle Store. "Retiree 2.0" (2014) is the sequel to 2013's "Retiree." "The Great Outback" (2007), a series of screenplays, was his first completed major work of fiction. It is currently being adapted to a novel by the author. In 2008, Doug spearheaded the creation of Pangenre, LLC along with Frederick Noble and Ronald G. Moore, and is currently co-owner and editor-in-chief for Pangenre's publications. Pangenre launched in March of 2010 behind the "Pangenre RPG System" and "The Second World War," and has published several other games and game supplements since then. All of Doug's published works can be found through www.pangenre.com.