Mark Rushford grew up in Vermont, which seemed to take a really long time. After graduating college in 1999 with dual Bachelor's degrees in Writing & Journalism and English Literature he toiled as a staff writer on a local newspaper (worst job ever!) and a regional news editor for an educational database company.
Less than a month after his 29th birthday, in 2004, he moved to Santa Cruz, CA.
He now works as a writer and commercial propagandist, having helped market everything from vitamins and supplements to wakeboards and fishing gear.
He really has no idea why he decided to write this in third person.