R.C. Vielee has always had a creative side. As a young man, inspired by the beauty in nature, he explored landscape photography as a way to capture the experience. Eventually exhibiting his artwork in galleries and art festivals all the while hiking and traveling across much of North America—and holding down a day job. He's a lover of history and fascinated with the world of astrophysics. Although he'd freely admit, getting a handle on how the universe works is well beyond his ability to understand. Married and living in Pennsylvania, R.C. Vielee continues to pursue nature photography while engaged in his other creative passion, storytelling. He recently gave up his career to focus on writing down the stories he'd crafted over the years.