Mark spent his first years after high school in the United States Army Military Police Corp. As a law enforcement officer, he spent time in investigations, Special Response Team, and mind numbing hours guarding entrance gates and delivering salutes to whomever required them. In his years since, he has lived in, and explored, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, and the Midwest. He currently resides in Portland, OR, where he can be found in any movie theater, or under any waterfall.

Mark’s favourite book is “The American” by Andrew Britton. It was a gem of a find, a guy I had never heard of, bought in an airport on a whim because I loved the cover art. Turned out to be an incredible story written by a college kid. He died young and I still go back and read it on a regular basis.