D. Roland Hess has written five technical/arts books, one of which won the National Publishers Association Award for Best Book in Art Instruction in 2011. "Lincoln, Fox and the Bad Dog" marks his return to genre fiction after a long hiatus. He honed his craft in the Creative Writing program at UPenn, but gave up the potential glory of starving-artistdom for a career in production art and software development. He currently works as a "Partner Technology Sorcerer" (yes, for reals) at Google, Inc.