Gregory Russ values science and discovery as a foundation for imagination. For forty years, he has been writing with this approach, always alongside a career in public and social housing. Now, in his "first retirement," the years call louder, urging a deeper focus on writing. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife Laura, younger children, James and Anna; three older children, Claire, John, and Jennie; and three grandchildren who live and work in cities across the U.S. The family dog, Basil, waits patiently under the writing desk but prefers the couch.