I avoided a career ever since graduating from the U of Washington in the 1970's. Driving a taxi, fishing in Alaska, leading adventure tours in Thailand are a few endeavors that kept a roof (or tarp) over my head until I met my wife in the 1990's. For the past 15+ years I've written short stories and novellas with the intent to incorporate them into a series of Pacific Rim Thrillers. My wife and I now spend more time in her home country of Japan researching where the 2nd Pacific Rim Thriller will take place.