STEPHEN C. BENTON

 Stephen lives and works in northern Michigan, close to a beautiful little resort town known as Petoskey.

 In addition to being an author, Stephen's other hats include: massage therapist, feng shui consultant (www.fengshuihomes.net), yogi, and gardener. His schooling emphasized English composition, literature, poetry, and advanced sciences.

Time spent in Hawaii provided abundant beauty of nature, exposure to other religions and spiritual ideas, introduction to the art of hatha yoga, rhythmic breathing, and meditation.

Stephen enjoys free-form expressive dance, exciting movies, travel, different cultures, music, the arts, and warm sunny days on the local beaches.