I B HippeRaised in Alaska and educated in the Pacific Northwest, I. B. Hippe holds degrees in English, Japanese, and Writing. He's particularly fascinated by doors, gates, and old, dilapidated things, and firmly believes that a healthy mind is not achievable ithout a healthy body (and vice versa). If you were to ask him his guilty pleasures, he'd say coffee, sparkling water, and in the cold, dead of winter, a good heater. He currently lives in Japan with his wife and son. Read More Read Less