I'm a Somerville, Massachusetts-based author of "Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms." I also publish travel, arts, and pop culture stories regularly in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor and other magazines and newspapers worldwide. My blog "Geek Pride" is seen regularly on PsychologyToday.com, and I also blog for Tor.com. I have also been a guest on talk radio as a fantasy and escapism expert. And I watch the extended edition of the Lord of the Rings trilogy at least once a year, and I play with my dice whenever I can. You can follow my adventures (and read more about the book) here: http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.com