Joseph W. Hudgens is a graduate of the Honors Program in English at Memphis State University, now called University of Memphis. He is retired after a 32 year career at United Parcel Service, where he had assignments in Memphis, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and UPS's Americas Region in Miami. He is fluent in Spanish, a language he also learned during his university years. Mr. Hudgens now lives in the greater Miami area, where he enjoyes writing, reading about science and history, and hanging out with his family.