Joel Goodsell grew up in Ventura County, California, earned a BS in Physics from Cal State Northridge and earns a living as a designer of video games. Despite this distraction, Joel has written poetry consistently for 25 years, and supposes that publishing something before the dirt takes him might be a good idea. If you’re reading this, it was a good idea. He currently resides in Burbank, CA, with his wife and two sons.