John Casey is a novelist and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet from New Hampshire. He is the author of The Devolution Trilogy, a psychological spy thriller series, Raw Thoughts: A Mindful Fusion of Poetic and Photographic Art, which garnered nominations for the Griffin Poetry Prize and National Book Award, and the sequel, Meridian: A Raw Thoughts Book. Casey also co-authored The Barn: A Mystery Novella. His poetry has appeared internationally in numerous literary journals and magazines. A Veteran combat and test pilot, John Casey also served as a diplomat and international affairs strategist at U.S. embassies in Europe and Africa, at the Pentagon, and elsewhere. He is passionate about fitness, nature, and travel and inspired by the incredible spectrum of people, places and cultures he has experienced in life.