Born in 1973, R.L. McSterlingthong has spent over 43 years practicing Wun-beg-eh, an ancient Canadian martial art that relies on echo location. He can often be seen sprinting through the Wallingford neighborhood at 2 A.M. in the traditional ceremonial "invisibility ninja" garb shouting out his echo locating bleats as he hones these vital skills. An avid fencer, McSterlingthong has designed and built over 2000 fences in the Puget Sound area from chain-link to cedar for both civilians and corporate clients. As with many fantasy novelists, he is a fully trained animal psychiatrist and has worked