Tim Haslam is a Vietnam combat veteran who holds a bachelor's degree in psychology; an MBA; and extensive knowledge of world history, literature, and culture. Always appreciative of the outdoors, and a prolific reader and writer, he lives in Walnut Creek, California, with his wife of twenty-nine years and their two dogs. He is father to two adult sons.
Published in 2007, Haslam's debut book, the deeply personal memoir "Stars and Stripes and Shadows", was awarded fourteen out of a possible fifteen points in the "Writers Digest" annual contest and has received numerous five-star reviews.