Jeffery Hess is the author of the novels Scar Tissue, Roughhouse, No Salvation, Beachhead, Tushhog, the novella Outfoxed, and the short-story collection Cold War Canoe Club, as well as editor of the award-winning Home of the Brave anthologies. Prior to earning an MFA in creative Writing from Queens University of Charlotte and a BA in English from the Univerisity of South Florida, he served aboard the Navy's oldest and newest ships. He's held writing positions at a daily newspaper, a Fortune 500 company, and a university-based research center. He lives in Florida where he writes and leads the DD-214 Writers' Workshop for military veterans.