David B. Welsh, a retired vascular surgeon and native of Massachusetts, graduated from Iowa State University, received his MD degree from Tufts University School of Medicine, and served in the Air Force in Japan. He has written three novels. Dave and his wife Ahlene, a metalsmith and weaver, divide their time between Claremont and Cambria, California. They have two sons. Joe, the older, owns an electric vehicle business in San Diego. Terry and his wife Clara are computer engineers and live in the Bay area. Terry is know for the many screensavers he has written and is currently writing a video