I’m just a guy who enjoys entertaining people with words. I typically focus on stories about people in situations where what they want/need to do is at odds with their continued survival.

You’ve gotta have stakes, after all.

That said, I’ll do my best to better explain who I am, what I do, and why I do it.

Storytelling is something I’ve always been enthralled by. It started when I was young, naturally, since kids love telling stories and exaggerating the truth.

I loved movies and books; the act of watching a well-told story unfold mesmerized me. It made such an impact that I thought to myself “hey, I want to try that!”

So I did.

The first thing I wrote was a sequel to the Steven Spielberg classic Duel. It wasn’t very good, and the illustrations—done by me—were amateurish at best.

Still, I loved it. I gave it to my mom, who (of course) loved it. I’m sure her reaction was solely motivated by parental obligation, but the support drove me to continue.

Now, I know what you’re thinking.

“Jeb, how could you possibly top an illustrated, unauthorized sequel to a movie based on a piece of literature?”

That’s an excellent question.

I did the only thing possible. I wrote a sequel to Stephen King’s directorial debut, Maximum Overdrive.

That’s right, and it was every bit as glorious as you would imagine.