Tarl Telford is a technical writer, versed in taking the words of others, discovering overall meaning, then weaving them into a clearly understandable finished product. He annotated The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and discovered many stories that required this type of technical analysis to complete. This project became the genesis of The Hidden History of Oz saga. He is a student of history and a proponent of freedom and individual responsibility. These themes resonate in all his works. The Hidden History of Oz, Book One: The Witch Queens, is his first published novel. Tarl keeps a dream journal,