Joseph Hradisky grew up in Lansing New York and attended Lansing High School. Graduating in 1979 he then went on to serve 4 years in the U S Air Force. Currently he resides in Montour Falls New York and is married to Teresa (Simpson) Hradisky. They have two sons, Alec and Ian. Joseph attended, and graduated, from Ithaca College with a Bachelors in Accounting with a minor in writing. He is currently in the process of writing his first novel, due out before the end of the year 2012, The Mage. The Storm can also be found as an e-book at Amazon.com for the Kindle.