Garden of Tian Zi
DOUGLAS BOSLEY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Emery Huang was born in Fairfax, Virginia, but moved down to Orlando, Florida, at age five and hasn’t left. As a young boy, Emery was “self-directed” in his learning, having little understanding of the difference between fiction and nonfiction. Books like My Teacher Is an Alien made him squint funny at his schoolteachers, while James and the Giant Peach made him clutch tightly to fruit in fear that his lunch might fly away. Though the passage of time has disabused his mind of such fanciful notions, his heart still believes. To keep his heart happy, he feeds it a steady diet of fantasy, science fiction, anime and comics.
As a writer, Emery’s dream is to finish a series that places China’s rich dynastic background firmly on the map of American fantasy literature. He also wants to regale the literary world with tales of mystery and wonder about frogs and/or jellyfish. Until these lofty goals have been accomplished, Emery will be in his room reading and writing. This is his first published story. Last thing: he’s a Pisces, something Emery says only a Pisces would care to mention.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Born and raised in the upper Mojave Desert of Southern California, Douglas Bosley and family eventually found themselves in rainy Washington state by 1997. The split of climates parallels Douglas’ own split of academic interests: In 2001, he began at Edmonds Community College with an interest in visual arts and was soon introduced to more esoteric studies in social sciences and critical theory.
Earning his Associate Arts degree, Douglas transferred to Western Washington University, where he studied oil painting while continuing his theoretical explorations into post/human philosophy and cybernetics. He graduated in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts, and now considers painting and printmaking to be his primary artistic media. After a stint as an instructional assistant in drawing and painting classes, Douglas says he developed a passion for teaching. He’s currently pursuing graduate work to propel careers as a professional artist and fine arts academician, with his philosophical leanings close behind.