J. E. (Jack) O'Rourke lives on the rugged, northern California coast. He has worked worldwide as a geotechnical engineer on major water resources projects, and has an MFA in Writing from Vermont College at Norwich University. Jack has published two YA novels, including "Leaving Major Tela," plus "The Young Molly Maguires," both of which received 5-star reviews, and more recently a science fiction novel, "The Beryllium Eaters." He has also written a book of essays on selected worldwide fiction demonstrating pivotal writing skills, "What's Your Story?"