Ryan Speck is a writer, or at least that's what he keeps teling himself.
Hailing originally from Atlanta, he made the journey cross-country in a covered wagon to Seattle, losing a wife and three children along the way to smallpox, diptheria, and the consumption.
He's written quite a few short stories and spent several years writing music reviews and columns for Industrial Nation magazine and ReGen webzine, though he's best-unknown for the publication of The Big Rusty Lie, a non-mystery revolving around the exploits of Bernardo Walterhaus, detective extrordinaire.
When not avoiding writing by doing almost anything else, Ryan can be found sleeping or yelling at his cats.