Solitaire Parke is an author of Science Fiction/Urban Fantasy, Poetry and Larger World books.  He is a lover of dragons, the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe, and has a large collection of science fiction books and movies.  After becoming an award winning photographer and earning a degree in music theory, he worked in graphic and web design, but he always returns to writing.  When he is not writing, you can find him reading, watching a sci-fi television show or movie, or researching a new "techno gadget" on the internet.  He now resides in Arizona with his family and is the proud owner of Tairobi, his Manx cat, who has been an enormous help in the writing process by lying on the computer keyboard - always willing to lend a paw or two!