Let Sleeping Dragons Lie: Modern Dragon Chronicles
Ty was born in Riverside, California.  His mother and her family emigrated from Canada, while most of his father’s people hailed from Oklahoma. After completing an Associates Degree in general education, Ty joined the Air Force.  Ty signed on to be a Russian Crypto-logic Linguist and went off to basic training and then to Monterey, California.  It was there that Ty met his future wife, Kerri.   Ty finished his Bachelor’s degree before leaving the Air Force.  Four kids and a couple of career changes later, Ty went back to school to get his teaching certification and also joined the Air National Guard.  Ty began teaching middle school in Florissant, Missouri.   It was at a conference for middle school teachers that Ty got the idea for a lucky dragon that protected a fishing village.  A protagonist with a stutter and a demon came along later much later.  The novel also got shelved when Ty decided that he had to have a doctorate in education. Currently, Ty and his family live in Maryland.  He completed his doctorate and retired from the Air National Guard in 2011.  Ty teaches in Alexandria, Virginia.  Ty is known for entertaining his students with funny poems and stories and for wearing really strange ties. Ty writes every weekend and is working on the sequel to Let Sleeping Dragons Lie, which he envisions as part of a trilogy.