Dr. C. Cat
(the one and only)
Biography
I was born in San Francisco on December 31, 1975, at the Presidio Army Medical Hospital. After traveling through Europe and seeing other cultures with my parents—both military—we eventually settled in Houston, Texas. We were welcomed by the wonderful Texas weather in the form of Hurricane Alicia. That was the beginning of my march toward adulthood.
At 16, I joined the Texas Army National Guard and later attended Baylor University, where I discovered my love for writing. Seeing my articles hit the front page and earn copy boy awards for being picked up by other newspapers—including Harvard Business School in 2004—was exhilarating. I even stirred controversy with the Slone Administration, which made me realize the power of the written word and forced me to reconsider my approach to writing.
In 2009, I rejoined the regular Army as a Health Care Specialist, better known as a combat medic. From Fort Knox, I deployed with the 1st Infantry Division to Afghanistan. While there, I gained a deeper understanding of why great writers like Ernest Hemingway, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry were profoundly shaped by their wartime experiences.
Writing, to me, is a way to bring realism and depth to the portrayal of conflict, capturing the truths that only those who have lived it can truly understand.
The U.S. Army eventually brought me to Europe, where I continued to write, drawing inspiration from the rich history and landscapes around me. In 2022 and 2023, I was honored to be a semi-finalist and finalist in the L. Ron Hubbard Science Fiction Awards.
FINAL THOUGHTS
As I continue my journey as a writer, I find inspiration in the places that have shaped genre-defining storytellers before me—Frankenstein Castle in Darmstadt, Germany, the Black Forest, home to the dark folklore of the Brothers Grimm, and Bran Castle in Romania, forever tied to the legend of Dracula.
Much like the alchemists of old, I blend ancient myths with my own experiences, forging something new—something that, I hope, will push the boundaries of genre storytelling.
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