Author, actor, and scientist, Ken Poirier, the author of The Bear Wife, was born in Connecticut, but has always called the Pacific Northwest his home. As a graduate of the Greater ...view moreAuthor, actor, and scientist, Ken Poirier, the author of The Bear Wife, was born in Connecticut, but has always called the Pacific Northwest his home. As a graduate of the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, he set out west and became a master of the arts of circus and vaudeville performing as Ken "The King". In 2010, he retired from live performing to study neurology and artificial intelligence at Indian River State College and Indiana University. He currently writes fiction, designs video games, and is a media consultant in Los Angeles. He hopes someday to live on a cool hippy farm.view less