Joe was born in Carthage, Illinois, and currently lives in Rogers, Arkansas with his artist wife Andee, their son Fletcher, and their cats Lucky, Milo, and Camptown. Joe is a freelance writer and a substitute teacher at Benton County School of the Arts. In addition to writing, he enjoys purchasing (and occasionally watching) copious amounts of Blu-Ray discs, listening to music, playing video games, and collecting Mego action figures from the 1970s. Threads, the sequel to Small Things and the second book in the trilogy, is Joe’s second novel. You can write to Joe at Joe@JoeDeRouen.com or visit his website at JoeDeRouen.com.