James Blakley was educated at Missouri Western State College and Washburn University. While at MWSC, he was a local and national award-winning columnist and section editor of “The Griffon-News.” Blakley worked 10 1/2 years as a page and as an Assistant Librarian for the River Bluffs Regional Libraries of St. Joseph, MO. He currently lives in Topeka, KS where he worked for The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library; several years in clerical and customer support capacities for international computer companies, such as EDS and HP; and information-gathering and analysis for numerous local, state, and federal agencies.
Blakley prefers reading history, current events, and allegorical fiction, and runs the gamut cinematically. And besides writing in his spare time, he is an avid pro sports fan who enjoys playing men’s fast-pitch softball.