Bryan is a North Carolina native currently residing in the Greater Seattle area, with roots in Western Europe and Cherokee heritage. Over the years, he has explored a range of careers, but two stand out as his greatest passions: writing fiction and training dogs.

For Bryan, writing is more than a vocation - it is a vital form of spiritual expression and capability, a concept described in Cherokee as “medicine.” Bryan's Cherokee heritage is deeply rooted, with ancestors listed on several historical rolls, from the Reservation Roll of 1817 to the Miller Roll of 1909. Our family’s journey includes those who traveled the Trail of Tears in the Bell Detachment as well as a father and paternal grandmother who grew up within two miles of Kituwah (Gidu-hwa) Mound, considered the mother town of the Cherokee people.