M.K. Runyan

Originally born and raised in southern Arkansas, Mr. Runyan now happily resides in Chattanooga, TN with his beautiful wife and two elementary school-aged children. He holds a bachelor's and master's degree in English, History, Philosophy, and Creative Writing from Henderson State University, where he afterward served a short stint as an adjunct English instructor.

In 2016, Runyan started his freelance writing and project-management career under the moniker Gizmo Blue Studios. When the Covid-19 pandemic began, he also served as a permanent substitute teacher with his children at their K-5 school (and lived to tell about it!).

Now settled, his children's budding creativity and curiosity have inspired Runyan to return to the work of writing and publishing the "story backlog" that has accumulated in his mind over the years.

Factoids:

- He loves all things "Star Trek," and gets a little preachy if you rile him up about it .

- His favorite season is autumn.

- His all-time favorite book series is "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

- He drinks far less Diet Coke than he used to. He promises.