<p>Markus McDowell is an author & editor of fiction and nonfiction in multiple genres. He is the author of <em>To and Fro Upon the Earth: A Novel, Mortals As They Walk, Onesimus: A Novel of Christianity in the Roman Empire</em>, and his first short story collection, <em>The Sky Over Chaos</em>, as well as a number of nonfiction books in law, theology, and literature in the ancient world. He lives on a 40'  yacht in Southern California and travels frequently, exploring new lands and new meeting people. He has a fondness for scotch whisky, Cuban cigars, and reading everything he can get his hands on.</p>