[Updated January 1, 2023] Hi, I’m MK Eidson, aka Mike, author, editor, publisher, digital artist, electronic musician, game/puzzle designer, and erstwhile software developer who still sometimes develops software, primarily for my own use. As you can see from my picture, I’m a bit skewed. Off in the head is another way to say it. I was like that before being hit with vertigo. That just made it worse.
I’ve been writing stories since grade school, and started dabbling in digital art and music in the mid-80s, about the same time I started my software development career. My first technical job was with the National Security Agency, where I had a Top Secret clearance. For the US government, as a civil servant and a contractor, I’ve worked as a cryptologic mathematician, simulations engineer, and all-around tool developer. I’ve programmed in a variety of computer languages, like Assembler, Basic, Fortran, C, Lotus Domino, Perl, PHP, Java, JavaScript, and Flutter. I even did some MuleSoft development for a span, and don’t miss it at all. Flutter is super cool. When I write programs for myself these days, I use JavaScript, Java, and Flutter.
I enjoy reading good fiction, regardless of genre, but when it comes to writing, my joy is speculative fiction. Some of what I’ve written and published in the past was so long ago, it’s out of print, but now I’m focused on publishing as much as I can, especially since I’m no longer working for someone else. My creative efforts are my main focus at this point in my life. I’ve had the dream of being a writer since penning those first stories in grade school, and now that the system has used and abused me to the point of burnout in the software development industry, I’m doing my best to see my writing dream come true.
At the time of this writing, I live in Florida with my wife and our little girl dog. Mary is a beautiful red-head, while Sibbie is a feisty Jack Russell Terrier. I was married once before, and have a transgender daughter, Alice, from that marriage. She lives in Seattle.
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