The eldest child of an existentialist librarian and a teacher/child-care specialist, Nathan had always tended towards the literary. Lurid ghost stories and big books chock full of pictures from classic horror movies captured his imagination early on, and nothing was ever quite the same again. Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, he wanted to be a writer from as far back as the age of 10 This career dream was later replaced by chef, paleontologist, teacher, and any number of things, but he would find himself being drawn back to writing again and again.Due largely to his love of movies, his first serious writing was screenplays, of which he's written five over the past several years. He has also written eight novels, including the super-hero novels Chanson Noir and Cobalt City Blues. His short fiction has appeared in such places as Thuglit.com, Byzarium, Crossed Genres, Absent Willow Review, WilyWriters.com, and the anthologies Close Encounters of the Urban Kind, Rigor Amortis, Cthulhurotica, Cobalt City Christmas, and Cobalt City Timeslip. Nathan currently lives in the Bohemian wilds of north Seattle, where micro-brew beer flows like water and everyone wears ironic t-shirts and goatees - even the women. Nathan lives alone with his cat, Shiva, who is currently managing his career in exchange for fresh kibble.