P. Wesley Lundburg has been an Alaska Charter Boat Captain, Coast Guardsman, college English professor, and professional editor. Wes holds a B.A. in English, Masters degrees in Literature and in Philosophy, and a Ph.D. in Education. He works full-time in higher education, and writes in his spare time. Wes launched his fiction-writing career in 7th grade with a teacher-acclaimed UFO abduction story, became addicted to writing, and hasn't stopped since. Most of his published work has been creative essays, particularly cross-country skiing and hiking/backpacking pieces, and he has written many outdoor travel articles. He has also published academic papers, and presented papers and workshops in his areas of Literature and Communication. His greatest joy has been in writing fiction, however. Raised in San Diego, California, Wes has lived in various parts of the U.S., but draws the material for much of his writing from his more than 17 years in Alaska, where he ran a one-boat fishing charter company and hiked or Nordic-skied many miles through the Alaska Wilderness, in addition to being a charter boat captain. Wes has returned home to San Diego, where he lives with his wife and kids, spending leisure time at the beach or hiking with his wife, or among the coyotes and jack rabbits on his mountain bike. You can email Wes at pwesleylundburg@gmail.com or visit his website at: www.pwesleylundburg.net