Ryan D Meier (1984-present) was born and raised in the Hudson Valley region of New York, where he still resides today with his wife and four children. Outside of writing and family, Ryan is the founder of Worldhoppers Guild (www.worldhoppersguild.com), a not-for-profit indie author platform. He enjoys hiking and consuming as much creative fiction as possible (reading, watching, video games). "There are many I'm capable of, but only one thing I was meant to do."