"Parasite Girls" is the debut novel for Tory Gates. A broadcaster with nearly 30 years of radio experience, Tory has worked nearly every format as a DJ, news anchor, talk show host and producer. Tory is also a songwriter/musician with the indie folk duo the Dharma Fools, and an actor with experience in stage and independent film. Occasional thoughts and observations can be found on the blog, "Words of a Pre-Curmudgeonly Zen Pagan." A native of Vermont, Tory lives in York, Pennsylvania with his five cats and the herd of deer that come to sleep on his lawn each evening.