Michael IppenMike has been writing since he was ten years old. Born and raised in Vancouver BC, he attended Simon Fraser University, graduating with a degree in History. He worked summers at the North Vancouver Waterworks to pay his tuition. Mike has written manyshort stories and published his first novel, The Raven Effect, in 2011. Though writing fiction is his true passion, Mike's career of managing municipal water systems and public works spanned more than thirty years. He retired in 2017 and lives with his wife Stephanie in Victoria, BC. When not writing he works in the garden and shakes his fist at squirrels. Read More Read Less