Frank Stephenson is the author of "An Unlikely Journey" as well as this month's short story. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Forensic Examiners, a registered professional engineer in eight western states and received his Master's and Doctor's degrees in Western Europe, where he was a World Health Organization Scholar and a Research Fellow. His name appears in numerous Who's Who in Science and Engineering throughout the world. At the moment, writing is a hobby for Frank but he hopes to change that soon so that he can devote full time to his writing efforts. He has written dozens of short stories, his first full-length novel is now published and a sequel to that novel, "Bogota Backscatter" will be out after Labor Day 2003. "An Unlikely Journey" is available NOW through on-line bookstores such as Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, BordersBooks.com and the publisher, Xlibris.com. It is also available through any bookstore. The Introduction and two chapters of "An Unlikely Journey" can be read or downloaded free of charge from the NEW PUBLISHINGS page. Frank is a desert rat from Arizona and lives with his wife Brenda and daughter Jennifer. Their three full-grown Akitas keep them company

B.S. in Civil-Construction Technology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana; M.S. Sanitary Engineering, Delft University, Delft, Netherlands; Co-owner of an engineering company called Hyperion International with offices in Tempe, AZ and Austin, TX. Birth Place: Helena, MT USA Accomplishments: Who's Who in Science and Engineering, ninth edition, per the American Association of Engineering Societies; Ernest Cook Research Fellowship, per the Royal Academy of Science, London, UK. Diplomate, American College of Forensic Examiners. Registered professional engineer (P.E.) in eight (western) states.