Joseph J. Bailey - Author's Bio
Joe never considered writing as a career when he was growing up but he always imagined.
He imagined other places, beings, and times far removed from our own. He imagined the kind of world he would like to live in. He imagined being here and there, in this world and others. He imagined what could be.
He also played… a lot.
In fact, he still does.
Through his imaginings and associated adventures, Joe developed a lifelong love of learning and a fascination with the limits of ideation and possibility. He has spent a lifetime exploring the confines of his own little world, the one wonderingly defined by his own mind.
Beginning with questions as simple as, "What if we lived in a world where our beliefs were real, tangible, and actualizable?" Joe explores the possible through thought, fantasy, wit, and character.
Including influences such as Shunryu Suzuki, Tolkien, Krishnamurti, Iain M. Banks, Laozi, Stephen R. Donaldson, Philip Kapleau, Raymond E. Feist, Edward O. Wilson, Dan Simmons, and David Bohm, Joe creates existential fantasy filled with rich worlds, concepts, stories, and ideas.
Joe holds an advanced degree in environmental management from Duke University where he also studied religion with a focus on meditative, experiential, and transformative traditions. He has spent time in the boreal forests of northern Canada, wandering the US in search of old-growth, bicycling the Hawaiian islands, and exploring sustainable development in Central America. His work has ranged from driving a fork lift, doing ecological field work, and managing customer service to being a research scientist and starting a software company.
When not at play with his family, he enjoys reading, writing, and relaxation. When he can, Joe also practices various martial traditions in which he has attained the victim level of proficiency.
He imagined other places, beings, and times far removed from our own. He imagined the kind of world he would like to live in. He imagined being here and there, in this world and others. He imagined what could be.
He also played… a lot.
In fact, he still does.
Through his imaginings and associated adventures, Joe developed a lifelong love of learning and a fascination with the limits of ideation and possibility. He has spent a lifetime exploring the confines of his own little world, the one wonderingly defined by his own mind.
Beginning with questions as simple as, "What if we lived in a world where our beliefs were real, tangible, and actualizable?" Joe explores the possible through thought, fantasy, wit, and character.
Including influences such as Shunryu Suzuki, Tolkien, Krishnamurti, Iain M. Banks, Laozi, Stephen R. Donaldson, Philip Kapleau, Raymond E. Feist, Edward O. Wilson, Dan Simmons, and David Bohm, Joe creates existential fantasy filled with rich worlds, concepts, stories, and ideas.
Joe holds an advanced degree in environmental management from Duke University where he also studied religion with a focus on meditative, experiential, and transformative traditions. He has spent time in the boreal forests of northern Canada, wandering the US in search of old-growth, bicycling the Hawaiian islands, and exploring sustainable development in Central America. His work has ranged from driving a fork lift, doing ecological field work, and managing customer service to being a research scientist and starting a software company.
When not at play with his family, he enjoys reading, writing, and relaxation. When he can, Joe also practices various martial traditions in which he has attained the victim level of proficiency.
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