Growing up in Southern California, Jim has also lived in Oregon, Washington, and currently in Arizona with his wife and daughter. He's a graduate from the University of Oregon with a bachelor’s deg...view moreGrowing up in Southern California, Jim has also lived in Oregon, Washington, and currently in Arizona with his wife and daughter. He's a graduate from the University of Oregon with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, and has been a journalist for the last 12 years. He started his journalism career working at two newspapers in Northern California. He now works at a newspaper in Bullhead City, Arizona. He's a winner of the Arizona Newspapers Association’s Best News Story award. Jim started writing short stories after high school and has five novels and 17 short stories ready to publish.view less