Ray Tabler is a retired engineer and author, originally from Louisville, Kentucky. He chased the north-bound dollar to Michigan because of a tragic addiction to a steady paycheck, where he married a lovely Yankee girl. Several decades later, despite the siren call of warmer climes, Ray might be permanently lodged in the frozen north. He writes upbeat, humorous science fiction, and aims to entertain. Think Starship Troopers, hijacked by Monty Python. Smitty's Guide to Interstellar Bartending is Ray's fifth novel.