Scott J. Hunter graduated from Amherst College with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and dramatic arts and McCormick Seminary with a Master of Divinity. He has a Masters in Rehabilitation Services with a Concentration in Substance Abuse Counseling from Springfield College. The grandson of Matthew Albert Hunter, inventor of the Hunter Process for producing titanium, Scott channeled his creativity through his boutique landscaping company Philosophical Gardening - the earth is my canvas - before writing his memoir. He is the author of two books of poetry, The Meeting of the Traveler and the Magus and Sledgehammer Poetry, and is currently working on a handbook for emotional development for children and young adults and a piece of fiction.