Jim BlackwoodJim Blackwood, Jr. grew up in the Southern California desert and lived on both sides of the country before settling in Portland, Oregon. He was a successful information systems manager and senior policy director for a Portland city commissioner. Jim mbarked on his third career as a full-time writer in 2017. He has a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies focused on political science and religion. He is a student of Zen Buddhism and baseball, which he feels are pretty much the same thing. When not at his keyboard, he can be found in his garden, at local rock clubs, or in his third-row seats watching the Portland Pickles baseball team. Jim and his wife, Sally, live high atop Mt. Tabor with their dogs, and too many baseball hats. Read More Read Less