I was born in Portland,
Oregon on February 24th, 1988. I’m the (upper) middle child out of
four (I have three sisters – how I survived them is a secret). Currently I have
family scattered all over the western states.
I was always a big
reader growing up. Ever since my second grade teacher, Mrs. Yorth (hi!) spent
extra time with me after school helping me learn how to read, I’ve been
devouring books (so to speak). Growing up in Oregon meant plenty of time for
reading, since there’s about 7.3 fully sunny days per year there. To this day, I love
the smell of rain, the rumble of storms, and the scent of pine forests. My
favorite stories growing up were old tales with Robin Hood and King Arthur -
along with a ginormous rambling list of other myths, legends, and fantasy
works.
I graduated from high
school in 2006 and first attended Central Christian College of the Bible in
Missouri, where I met my wife and began writing what would later become Rienspel. Then, by happy coincidence, since
we were both already planning on it anyways, we transferred to Hannibal
LaGrange College (now University). In
2010, I graduated with my B.S. in Communication Arts.
Stephanie Lynn
Worcester (aka ‘Steph’ aka ‘Stephalughagi’) and I were married just after
graduation. Still writing, I started working in talk radio out of Albuquerque.
Later, we moved back to Hannibal, MO in 2011 where I eventually worked in
marketing for an area non-profit, was offered a job as a pastor, and joined the
St Louis Writers Guild (*waves).
I began publishing my
fantasy works in 2016. Steph and I live in a little house about 300 yards from
the Mississippi river along with our two cats, Lira and Baldur, and our two
dogs, Maci and Lazarus.
Inquiries regarding
public speaking, publicity, and/or agent and publishing representation can be directed to thephoenixofredd@aol.com.
