<p>Michael D. Smith was raised in the Northeast and the Chicago area, then moved to Texas to attend Rice University, where he began developing as a writer and visual artist. His Jack Commer, Supreme Commander science fiction series is published by Sortmind Press. In addition, Sortmind Press has published Smith's literary novels <em>Sortmind, The Soul Institute, CommWealth, Akard Drearstone,</em> <em>Jump Grenade,</em> and<em> Asylum and Mirage, </em>as well as a new science fiction series, <em>Supreme Commander Laurie</em>.</p><p>Smith's web site, https://sortmind.com, contains further examples of his novels and visual art, and he muses about writing and art processes at https://blog.sortmind.com.</p>
