Robin Ray was born in Trinidad & Tobago and went to the U.S. when he was 12. He minored in English at Iowa State University then later studied nursing at Elizabeth Seton College in NY, all the while pursuing his dream of becoming a recording artist. Later, leaving the music field behind, he went back to his first love - writing fiction. His short stories and fairy tales have been published in magazines such as Enchanted Conversation, Darkest Before the Dawn, Free Flash Fiction, Powder Burn Flash & Red Fez. Wetland & Other Stories is his first book.