Daniel James Clark attended college at the University of Nevada, Reno where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with an emphasis in photography, and a minor in journalism. He lives in Henderson, Nevada with his family where he spends his time as a homemaker, photographing news events, maintaining a nonprofit web-site, and writing stories. His first short story, A Sky Made Black, was published in the Bell Press anthology Futures in November of 2021 and received a nomination for a Pushcart Prize. His first major publication is the From Rust trilogy of military science fiction mech novels from Vulpine Press and Podium Audio.