Richard Compson Compson SaterRichard Compson Sater retired from the U.S. Air Force after 24 years of service, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel. He spent most of his career as a photojournalist, a veteran of both Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and Operation Iraq Freedom; and spent his entire career in the closet. "Thirst" is his second novel. His first, "Rank" (2016), is a romance between two male Air Force officers.Sater earned a bachelor's degree in creative writing from the University of Pittsburgh, a master's in creative writing from Purdue University, and a Ph.D. in fine arts from Ohio University. He has at various times been a college professor, radio announcer, bookkeeper, bricklayer, bartender, clerk, voice actor, and window-shade salesman. A Seattle resident since 2007, he has expanded his creative efforts into screenplays and songwriting as well as fiction. Read More Read Less