Justin Maxwell is the pseudonym of Wayne "Skip" Kadar. He writes fictional pieces under that name so as not to muddy the waters for readers of his non-fiction Great Lakes regional books. Before devoting his time to writing, Skip taught at the high school level for several years, then became a high school principal. After 16 years as a principal, he retired from education. In retirement he worked as a harbor master at a marina on the Great Lakes and researched and wrote a number of historically factual books about that region; books about ships that now lie on the bottom of the freshwater seas....