Steven Farmer's books include CORACLE, Tone Ward, WORLD OF SHIELDS, Standing Water, MEDIEVAL, and GLOWBALL. He holds a BA in Writing from UCSD and an MA in English from Sonoma State U, where he studied under poet David Bromige. His work life includes many years as a chef in the restaurant business, and a career shift to the IT industry, where he now manages software development projects and tools supporting professional services risk management. He currently lives 20 miles east of Oakland, CA.