Paul Baughman has been a life-long reader, with most of that time being in science fiction and fantasy with some other genres thrown in for leavening.  The credit (or blame) falls on his best friend, who had pointed out RAH's Have Spacesuit, Will Travel on the school library's shelf in fourth grade.

Paul has a wife and daughter. They share quarters with varying numbers of varying species of pets. 

He writes from the realm of Hostigos (AKA central Pennsylvania).