Brian Hanson Appleton is author of two non fiction books on Iran, Tales From the Zirzameen and Shamshone: Sun of Assyria, a book of his poetry, 1000 Years at the Bottom of a Well and appears in two anthologies: Love and Pomegranates and Borderlines Col 2. His has written numerous articles and interviews for many publications and periodicals such as Persian Heritage Magazine, Zan Magazine, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Hack Writers.com, My Life in Italy.com and others. He holds a BA in Anthropology and am MA in Ancient History. He grew up in Greece, Italy and Iran and was a fine artist for 3 years