Jeffrey A. Ballard writes and lives in the Texas Hill Country just outside of Austin. From a small child he has always been fascinated with the ocean, leading him to earn a B.S. in Ocean Engineering from FAU and a M.S. in Acoustics from Penn State.His overactive imagination followed him into academia, where he is currently a researcher at the University of Texas. Eventually, he circled back to a boyhood ambition of writing down all his dreams/daydreams/fantasies. He writes daily now and has found a wonderful second life for his college textbooks.Learn more and connect with Jeffrey at www.jaballard.com.Jeffrey releases a new story every other month. You can sign up for his newsletter at www.jaballard.com and become the first to learn when new fiction becomes available, as well as receive a free story exclusive to newsletter recipients and other occasional goodies.