The writer, known as Kenton Kephart, was born in Southern Texas. He and his wife married in 2004, and moved to Austin for several years before setting out on their sailing adventur...view moreThe writer, known as Kenton Kephart, was born in Southern Texas. He and his wife married in 2004, and moved to Austin for several years before setting out on their sailing adventures.Kenton grew up with his sister, and had 12 female cousins. Before the age of 25, he had been shipwrecked, served as a volunteer firefighter, worked as a zookeeper, and learned sign language which came in handy for his diving adventures.After his father died, 5 months before the COVID-19 outbreak, his family sat around telling stories about the adventures that his “crazy” father lived through. Kenton decided to gather some stories from his family and friends and use them as the inspiration to write some adventure novels. His motivation for creating these stories is to share his interests, as well as his concerns for our planet’s oceans.view less