Banished to Darkest Oregon, Aaron Potter grew up a Geek in the Wilderness. Star Trek, Tolkien, and TRS-80ii BASIC kept him (mostly) out of trouble until college, where he finally encountered enough nerds to know he wasn't alone. Though his brain is clotted with D&D modules and Monty Python skits, he somehow netted a Ph.D. in literature and cultural studies and a cushy job lecturing at a university in sunny so-Cal. Astoundingly, he tricked The Smartest Person in the World into marrying him. He knows darn well he doesn't deserve her. When not writing or teaching, Aaron is usually coming up with new ploys to ensure his kids grow up as geeky as he did.