David EkDavid Ek has a Master of Science degree in geoscience. He held a successful and award-winning career with the National Park Service, where he led science and natural resources teams throughout the country. On the literary side, David writes both ficton and nonfiction. Editors for literary journals have found his writing "strong" with "much to admire." His short stories have appeared in Canary, "a literary journal of the environmental crisis" and Weber: The Contemporary West. When not sciencing and writing, David has been an active rock and mountain climber, caver, and explorer of the American wilds. He is currently a member of the Virginia Writers Club and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. A native of Seattle, Washington, David has lived and traveled extensively across the country throughout his accumulated years. He currently lives with his wife, children, cat, and dogs in rural northern Virginia. To learn more about his writings, please visit him online at https: //EkDavidAuthor.com. Read More Read Less