I've been a writer most of my life, with my earliest verifiable work coming in third grade when I established a link between the Pilgrims and the invention of Thanksgiving (since repudiated). The Dead Jed trilogy is my first trilogy, and first three books I've ever written. I started one back on college at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and quit after the first page (I used an electric typewriter back then, cutting-edge tech). I have no idea what it was about, but I am sure it was like every other story I wrote in which I tried to mimic Stephen King. I've been a journalist for 35 years, the last 30 with The (now departed) Phoenix Gazette and The Arizona Republic. I love telling stories, whether they are mine or those of others. Dead Jed has its roots in my own horror that was seventh grade. I just wanted to fit in, but at 4 feet, 6 inches tall, all I fit into were lockers and trash bins. I eventually reached average height and was able to turn those misadventures into a book starring a zombie who, yes, just wants to fit in. Only Jed's story is way funnier than mine, and he gets even. I never did. Well, until now.