Peter Stravlo is a high school drop-out who moved out on his own at fifteen, overcame years of drug abuse, received his BA in Philosophy from Oklahoma State University, spent three years as a tree-planter living out of his van with his dog, taught Philosophy at OSU and various community colleges, owned Genre Artisans Center for nine years, moves libraries and designs storage systems for museums, and hosts artists’ workshops out of his home in Taos, NM. Peter splits his writing time between Denver, CO, and Taos, NM.