Anne L. Hess

A. L. Hess is a retired neuropsychologist who worked for several decades with people who had brain injuries, and wondered why the skull was designed in a way that injured it’s own brain when it was struck. This led to questions about other human characteristics such as greed, aggression and insatiable appetites. She has been a fan and avid reader of hard science fiction all her adult life, especially admiring the works of Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov and Frank Herbert. She lives in Maine with her extended family and dog. When not writing, she is an amateur photographer, hikes the mountains of Maine (and sometimes other states), plays the recorder, and occasionally knits.