David Allen Kimmel

David Allen Kimmel (1963 - ) is the only member of his family to be born in Oregon after the family escaped to the state’s central Willamette Valley from the rapidly advancing urban sprawl enveloping the Concord, California area. Raised on a farm, but never much of an outdoorsman, Kimmel spent much of his free time traveling to the distant (and often magical) lands he found in his books. Among his favorite authors are J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen King, Terry Brooks, Stephen R. Donaldson and Douglas Adams. Kimmel makes his home in the less wide open spaces of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with his wife Rhonda, where they enjoy spending time with their amazing daughter, son-in-law, granddaughter and grandson. Kimmel is still trying to convince his daughter and granddaughter that Star Trek doesn’t suck. www.davidallenkimmel.com