Hank FisherHank Fisher traces his Colorado roots to the arrival of his Russian great-grandparents in America, where they eventually helped establish the Colorado settlement of Montrose on the state's Western Slope just prior to the town's legal formation in 188. His family's Colorado legacy is directly linked to the agriculture industry as farmers, ranchers, stockyards management, and meat packing-- the industry in which Hank grew up and later worked with his father and brother as co-owners of a successful Denver-based packing house.Hank has explored a variety of writing genres, including business journalism, marketing and advertising, strategic brand development, essays, poetry, lyrics, and fiction. This exposure to multiple styles has helped shape his love for storytelling and fuels the colorful, highly descriptive narratives incorporating urban and nature-based metaphors and symbolism intertwined in his writing. Hank earned his degree in Sociology at the University of Colorado where he specialized in Collective Behavior and Inter-Group Relations, which led to in-depth studies about the development and behavior of cults. He credits the cultivation of his serious love for wordplay during his college years to a class in Greek Mythology in 1969 taught by the renowned mythologist Hazel Barnes; a poetry workshop taught by celebrated poet, Reginald Saner; and a solid year in a fiction writing workshop under the tutelage of noted author Jose Antonio Villarreal. Hank is the proud father of two adult children, David and Rachel. He currently resides walking distance from Bear Creek, a few miles east of the foothills, with the love of his life, the internationally acclaimed author and storyteller, Dr. Anita Johnston. The author can be reached at fisherh@comcast.net. Read More Read Less