Mark Huston is a Chicago based author.  He is published in Eric Flint's Ring of Fire Series and is a long-time contributor to the Grantville Gazette.  His first novel, "Up-time Pride and Down-time Prejudice", was a Dragon Award Finalist.  His work has also appeared in F&SF.  Mark is and has been – well, many things, ranging from expert on steam systems, to race car driver and instructor, to actor, to engineer, salesman, columnist, and theater producer and director.  And more stuff in between.