Roger L. Snook, Jr. (1972- ) was born in Abilene, Texas. He was born into an Air Force family and has one older sister. After moving around his whole early childhood, at the age of 10, Roger's family settled down in Lumberton, North Carolina. After graduating high school, Roger started a family and in 1995, moved to Arkansas. It was here that his poetry was published for the first time in "The Western Horseman" magazine. He never quit writing and self-published his first literary work in 2012. His first entry into self-publishing is a small collection of micro-short children's stories titled "The Mighty Adventures of Christopher Matthew". In January of 2013, Roger published his first paperback, "Silent Echoes: A Book of Poetry". Roger lives with his wife Nancy in Central Arkansas, where they are surrounded by their children and one grandchild.