Donn grew up hiding from the cruelties of the world by spending the days of his youth in libraries and quiet rooms reading all the stories, in the hopes that someday he could create some of his own. Growing up in a military family, the eldest of four children, Donn lived a migratory life at the whims of United States Navy until finally landing in California at the age of 15. With a thirst for experience and knowledge he dove into the pursuit of photography, fine art, martial arts, and riding his first crappy little motorcycle. Over the years Donn has explored many careers. A series of dead-end jobs led to the California Air National Guard and electronics training that landed him a real job at the phone company. Seeking better opportunities, he moved his family up the coast to Seattle in the late 1980's. He has since worked as a career IT professional with forays into local law enforcement and overseas security work. When he wasn't working full time and helping raise his two beautiful daughters, he rode motorcycles, flew airplanes, sailed boats, raced bicycles, and collected numerous guitars, books, skills and abilities. Donn has since started a second life with his second wife, living aboard their 35 foot sailboat, "Brigadoon", based in Port Townsend, WA. He wants nothing more than to sail the world and write more stories...