Ryan is an author/illustrator who's called the greater Seattle area home for over fifteen years. He's the author of the novellas "Meeting the Greenlights" and "You Know How This Ends" as well as the graphic novel "Torchlight Lullaby." He's also an illustrator with a passion for gig poster design.A love of music has always been a staple of his life. He picked up the guitar for the first time at fourteen (and promptly put it down after making some truly atrocious sounds with it.) He started playing in earnest when he turned sixteen and formed the requisite garage band with his friends that slowly dissolved after graduation. He's been an avid record collector for a little over a decade and his favorite genres of music include; metalcore, emo, heavy metal, indie rock, classic rock, and blues.