Jim lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Margaret and their four dogs. He received his M.A. from the Dept. Of English at the Ohio State University many moons ago. After broiling in the desert sun in Arizona for over twenty years, the family moved to Portland in 2013 where the air is cooler, the trees greener, and the politics bluer. He taught English for the community college system in Phoenix for ten years, co-authored several technical books on internet security, and is applying himself industriously on a novel with the working title "Keys Road."