A lifelong liberal raised by Roosevelt Democrats. I've lived most of my life in the Southwest, and currently reside in the Pacific Northwest. I have a partner, a part-time job as a tech writer, a full-time job doing whatever contracts I get, and passionate interests in: writing (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry); history; art (illustration); cooking; hiking; politics; music (vocal and instrumental, namely harp and piano); video games; D&D; some comics and webcomics; and above all, reading.