Les Henry Clark received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Washington and Lee University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the State University of New Paltz. He worked as a Computer Engineer for defense department companies CAE Link Flight Simulators and BAE SYSTEMS. His literary career began as a young boy in Atlanta Georgia where he was constantly expected by his friends to make up stories to terrify them in the woods or over campfires. As a young father, for many years, he was tasked by his two children with spinning months long bedtime tales. He has written numerous unpublished and unheralded short stories and several unfinished novels. He has recently retired.