Patrick's first novel, THE ULTRA THIN MAN, appeared from Tor Books. The sequel, THE ULTRA BIG SLEEP, debuted soon after. He's currently writing the third in the series, THE ULTRA LONG GOODBYE. His novel RAIN MUSIC will be published this fall. He was the editor and publisher of TALEBONES, which began in 1995 and ended with its 39th issue in 2009. In 2000, he began Fairwood Press, a book line, which is still running. He's a graduate of the Clarion West Writer's Workshop. He has sold short fiction to the anthologies UNFETTERED III, SEASONS BETWEEN US, GUNFIGHT AT EUROPA STATION, LIKE WATER FOR QUARKS, and also to a number of magazines. He runs the Rainforest Writers Village, a writer's retreat held every year at Lake Quinault in Washington's Olympic Peninsula. He has been a high school teacher for 36 years, and is the proud poppa of Artemis, who currently attends DigiPen Institute of Technology. Patrick lives in Bonney Lake, Washington.