David James served as a Fire Support Officer in the 173d Airborne in Afghanistan from 2005-2006 and 2007-2008. He now teaches English in Italy where he lives with his wife and twin daughters. His hobbies include reading, writing, and rock climbing. He agrees with Borges that “reading is an activity subsequent to writing: more resigned, more civil, more intellectual”. He maintains a personal blog at tigerpapers.net.