Having survived ten broken bones and three torn ligaments from sports such as downhill skiing, ice hockey, soccer, horseback riding, whitewater kayaking, whitewater canoeing, tennis, and simply hiking, I have decided to slow down a little and only continue with the hiking and skiing (but no more black diamond runs!). Sitting at a computer typing seems less physically traumatic than all the sports, and in my mind I can have just as much adventure! I have been a researcher in freshwater biology, cellular biology, and neurophysiology. I have published in The Journal of Cell Biology and Brain Research. I now work as a surgical assistant in the operating room. For over 20 years I worked as a family physician in a small rural town. The ideas for Welcome to the Madhouse, a medical science fiction thriller, have come from my experiences in the office and in the operating room. There has never been a dull moment in all my years working as a physician. I wanted to capture that essence of never knowing what was going to come in the front door. I hope that is obvious in my science fiction writing. When I am not assisting in elective or emergency surgery, I am writing the next science fiction thriller in the series or creating collages. I am currently working on Book Five of the medical science fiction series as well as a YA Prequel involving Hiro Al-Fadi. It, too, will be a science fiction thriller, but before Hiro becomes a surgeon. I have been writing for as long as I can remember, though only now that my children are grown do I have the time to focus on publishing my writing. When I need a break from the writing and work, I paint and have shown my award winning dragon collages at the World Fantasy Convention and at Ad Astra. You can see my dragons at my website http://www.sesasaki.com.
