C L StegallC.L. Stegall spent a decade in U.S. Army Military Intelligence, which taught him two invaluable skills: how to keep secrets and how to make things up convincingly. These days, he channels both into fiction under the Studio Valensi banner, crafting moern fantasy, contemporary thrillers, and horror tales designed to keep readers up past their bedtimes.A former President and Senior Editor at Dark Red Press, CL now splits creative time between the page and the recording studio, producing original music demos alongside his written work-because apparently one artistic obsession wasn't enough.CL lives in Plano, Texas, with his wife Mona and a black cat named Shoyu who has never once offered feedback but judges everything with silent, unwavering disapproval. When not writing, CL can usually be found researching something deeply strange and insisting it's "for a book." Read More Read Less