Russell Patterson

Hallee Patterson was born in Chicago, IL and received a Bachelor's degree in Comparative Religion from DePaul University. She has trained as a professional tour guide with the Chicago Architectural Foundation and the Chicago History Museum. She has been writing for community newspapers for over 25 years. Currently she lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico where she writes for The Weekly Journal.

Russell was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and has degrees in Architecture, Civil Engineering and Computer Science. Russell and Hallee met at the University of Oklahoma and after Russell's graduation moved to Chicago. Russell work for almost 20 years at DePaul University where he was a Senior Technology Instructor. Currently retired and living in San Juan, Puerto Rico where he continually collaborates with Hallee.

Russell and Hallee Patterson have been creating writing projects together for over 40 years. They have just concluded a personal journey publishing Duped after 15 years of writing, rewriting and revisions.