Daniel teaches a variety of writing courses at a small college in Northeast Florida. An Oregonian now living in Duval County, he is an avid long-distance runner and outdoorsman. His tales have appeared in numerous magazine and anthologies. Many of his stories, which are heavily influenced by regional history and local folklore, have been collected in These Strange Worlds: Fourteen Dark Tales and The Silver Coast and Other Stories. Daniel shares a small house near the Intracoastal Waterway with his wife, Jeanne, and his daughter, Lyla. He maintains a web journal on speculative storytelling at www.danielwpowell.blogspot.com.