Ryan W. Bradley has fronted a punk band, done construction in the Arctic Circle, managed an independent children's bookstore, and now designs book covers. He is the author of several books of fiction and poetry including the novel CODE FOR FAILURE (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2013). In September 2013 Concepcion Books published THE WAITING TIDE, a poetry collection homage to Pablo Neruda. He received his MFA from Pacific University and lives in Oregon with his wife and two sons.