Hieronymus had a rather idyllic childhood, growing up in the woods of West Virginia. He spent most of his time outside as a kid, playing sports usually, basketball, whiffle-ball, and a lot of two-hand touch football, among many other things. He loved to draw and read, science fiction mostly, when he wasn't playing sports or board games. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a degree in Economics, then went on to a thirty-year career as an Air Force pilot, where he got to travel all over the globe. He was married for twenty-eight years before losing his wife to breast cancer, but he is the father of four grown children. In June of 2015 he completed an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. It took him a long time to figure out what he wanted to be when he grew up. When he's not writing, he is probably listening to music, reading, or surfing the web. He also draws in pencil and pastel chalk and enjoys a good poker game. Author website: https: //firefliesandlaserbeams.com/ https: //www.goodreads.com/author/show/20291140.Hieronymus_Hawkes Twitter: https: //twitter.com/HieronymusHawk4 Facebook: https: //www.facebook.com/HeroHawkes Bookbub: https: //www.bookbub.com/profile/hieronymus-hawkes