I was born and raised in Sedalia, Missouri, and now live in Johnson County, Kansas. I'm educated in the business world, but feeling a need to write, I changed courses in life in pursuit of my dream to be a writer. "Tattooman: Dragon of Enlightenment" is my first attempt, and hopefully will not be my last. I enjoy reading and writing, of course, and also love to cook and ride bicycles. I have always been artistically inclined, most recently with my writing, but also drawing and I sang in the high school choir. I do not sing much anymore, at least not in public, but I do draw still.