About the Author

The author is a former senior executive of an international high-tech firm. The author started as a programmer/analyst in the mainframe days and worked upward in sales during the internet revolution to a ranking executive, while achieving graduate and terminal degrees. They cashed out stock options and pursued a retirement career in Academia, researching and publishing academic papers on emerging technologies. This journey afforded a front-row seat to the evolution of information technology. For three painful years, the author taught themselves the trade craft of creative writing and found their voice. The author has had associations with Vint Cerf, Steve Case, and Martin Schoffstall.

The Valley of Silicon Dolls started as high-tech stories that were edited out of from Hell on Earth due to fit, not quality. When there were enough of them, it was decided to make them their own collection.