Jim Ross jumped into creative pursuits in 2015 after rewarding research career. With graduate degree from Howard University, in eight years he’s published nonfiction, fiction, poetry, photography, plays, hybrid, and interviews in nearly 200 journals on five continents. Writing publications include Columbia Journal, Hippocampus, Lunch Ticket, Manchester Review, Newfound, Ocotillo Review, The Atlantic, and Typehouse. He recently wrote/acted in a one-act play and appeared in a documentary limited series broadcast domestically and internationally. His family splits time between city and mountains.