John Boeschen lives in Marin County, California, with his wife, Sandra. They have three grown sons. He has an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a Masters degree from the University of Berkeley at California. Never able to settle down in one line of work, he has bounced around from being a freelance writer, science education specialist, textbook author, book publisher, software developer, and technical writer-editor. He claims to have finally found some stability kayaking around San Francisco Bay