J. Q. was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the only child of a fiercely supportive mother. Left alone with his imagination, he learned early how to turn silence into stories and hardship into fuel. By the age of seven, he had survived meningitis, spinal taps, and the slow realization that he was not like other kids—and maybe that wasn’t such a bad thing.

At fourteen, he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Chemo, radiation, and a whole lot of pain taught him two things: (1) life is short, and (2) if you're going to be stuck in a hospital bed, you might as well make your mind a place worth escaping to. Laughter and dark humor became a lifeline to sanity.

Eventually, he traded hospital gowns for combat boots and served seven years in the military ...more

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