Ben Langhinrichs is a poet and author of fiction for children, young adults and adults. He writes fantasy, science fiction, horror and comedy, with an occasional romance to tug at your heartstrings.After being published in numerous anthologies, Ben decided to put out his own collections of short stories while continuing to work on two different novels. His first short story collection, Savage Fire, was published May 31, 2011. It is a collection of horror and other dark work intended for adults. His second short story collection, Rock the Monkey House, is intended for young adults. It is in the editing stage and will be published Summer 2011. A poetry collection is also due out Summer 2011.When not writing poetry and fiction, Ben is a software entrepreneur, designing and developing software to help companies all over the world.