Peter Pommer grew up in the Sierra Nevadas near Yosemite, California. After earning an Environmental Studies B.A. at University of California, Santa Barbara in 1985, he continued on for an M.A. in English Composition at CSU Fresno. He has been a college and high school English teacher for more than twenty-five years. Presently, Peter writes and teaches in Portland, Oregon. His passions are sailing, writing, and the outdoors.