About

     D. S. Siceloff graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a B.A. in English.  Afterwards he moved to New York City to pursue acting, and also learned that he didn’t like acting one bit.  A move back to North Carolina found him studying computer programming before he landed a full-time job as a photogrammetrist, a digital mapmaker.  He eventually found a job as a database administrator, staring at a computer screen all day long, until the economic slump in 2001 left him unemployed.  Wondering what to do with his life, he remembered that he had an English degree and found a job teaching language arts in high school.  After the novelty of teaching came to a close, he returned to school to study teeth and find a more hands-on job.

 

     D. S. Siceloff actually began writing short stories along with his first novel (not Yuri And The Dragon Key) in 2000.  An early draft of this unfinished novel with commentary written in red by David Brin remains on his bookshelf to this day.

     

     D. S. Siceloff is also known for his “Finders Keepers” books.  Clues left on Instagram allow readers to hunt for these books hidden in destinations around the world.  Previous locations have included: the Florida Keys; Tulum, Mexico; Big Sky, Montana; London, England; Paris, France; Edinburgh, Scotland; the Nile River, Egypt; Zermatt, Switzerland; and the Serengeti, Tanzania.

     

     D. S. Siceloff lives in North Carolina when he is not traveling the world.  He enjoys roadside attractions, birding, and power metal.  Oh, does he ever love power metal!