Thomas L. Marshall has lived and traveled the United States, particularly in the Southwest and South, and internationally to points in Mexico, the Philippines, and across the pond. While an army buck sergeant stationed in Germany, he motorcycled throughout Europe mountain climbing, snow skiing, and breaking hearts when not defending the free world from communism. He was Director of Staff Development at Harbor Hills Hospital and also worked at Stanford University Medical center for 13 years as a Certified Psychiatric RN specializing in the care of children with eating disorders. Thomas Currently lives on the West Coast. His writing focuses on sexuality, faith and violence in contemporary settings.