Nik Xandir Wolf grew up in California's Central Valley. He moved to Monterey years ago and picked up surfing as a form of recovery. He has worked in various fields and has volunteered for many organizations. His most rewarding volunteer position was held at CASA, where he represented abused and neglected children in the juvenile dependency system in court as a Guardian Ad Litem. He spent 12 years with that organization. Nik is an avid reader, writer, performer, and host of the Rubber Chicken Poetry Slam. He reads poetry while surfing, drinks rum with the lost boys, and sets sail when the seas get far too rough. His favorite place on earth is inside a bookstore. Nik Xandir Wolf is published in various magazines and journals. He received his MFA from UC Riverside - Palm Desert. He also attended Stanford's OWC program in Novel Writing.