Author Bios

Alan Decker created Star Traks while an undergraduate at Old Dominion University. In a classic case of famous last words, a simple “I’ll do one story; it’ll be fun” has turned into a huge project lasting more than thirty years with multiple series and authors and more pages of text than he ever thought possible.

Alan earned his Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting degree at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and then moved on to doing computer work for the US government because they’re the only ones who will put advanced technology in the hands of a guy with an English degree.

He currently resides in Maryland, where he spends his days wondering how in the world he has been writing Traks for almost 30 years. Alan also has a wife and two children who disavow any knowledge of Star Traks.

Born in 1977, the year of Star Wars no less, Anthony Butler grew up in the small town of Salisbury, Maryland, always dreaming of the day when a network of millions of computers would allow people all over creation to access his stories and share his enjoyment of Star Trek, and his zest for making fun of it. Imagine his surprise when all of that happened in the early-to-mid nineties. At any rate, he got his degree in English in 1999 from Salisbury University, and earned his Masters in Publications Design from University of Baltimore in 2002. He has spent the better part of the last twenty years living in Baltimore, working in higher education, and figuring out how to continue writing Traks, which turned out to be one of the things he has loved most in his life. He lives with his wife, two cats, and mild social anxiety. You can reach him at anthonyallenbutler@gmail.com

In her formulative years, Maija was influenced by Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Perry Mason, and original Star Trek. This is all her mom’s fault. Why she let a 5-year-old watch Monty Python, she does not know, but that eventually led down the path of satirical (and comedic) British authors such as Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett. Perry Mason, meanwhile, went nowhere, much to her mom’s disappointment since she loves herself a good procedural or detective novel (e.g., Sue Grafton). And Star Trek? Maija really does not know where Star Trek came from. Science fiction just isn’t her mom’s “thing”. Regardless, Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the crew was the gateway drug to Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, more Star Trek, Babylon 5, as well as too many fantasy and science fiction books and series to even begin to list.

Maija has now been writing BorgSpace on and off for way too many years. She first came across Star Traks in college and became quite hooked. The Borg had always been among her favorite villains, and she thought it would be a fun challenge to write from their point of view, trying to build “likeable” characters that, nonetheless, still weren’t very nice should you meet them outside the safe confines of a fictional story. So, from that fateful contact to Alan long ago, a limited series run is, well, still running. Family and life obligations keep it from being as regular as it once was, but many stories remain to be written. Beyond that, she’s a fish biologist that gets to go outside and play with fish, snorkel rapids, and poke frogs once in a while when her computer work is mostly caught up on.

When Brendan was a high-school student…many years ago…he absolutely hated writing. But apparently it’s one of those things where it sucked when he’s forced to do it, but sort of fun when he decided to do it on his own!

Originally from a farm in rural Manitoba (the part of Canada that really DOES get cold in the winter), Brendan did what many rural Canadian kids do: get a minimal education and get his ass to the big city. In this case, he moved to Toronto where he settled into a job training new employees at a tech support center. That lasted roughly until his quarter-century life crisis, when he left Toronto, went back to school and joined the army.

It was about two years after Brendan started reading Traks that he thought he’d try writing his own story. The big surprise was that he actually finished one…then two stories…then three. Next thing he knew, Star Traks: Silverado was a series! In addition to writing Silverado, Brendan learned to use 3D modeling software like 3DS Max and Blender to model Silverado, Waystation, Haven and the Roadrunner, as well as to modify existing models (where creator permissionis were given) to appear as the Secondprize, Aerostar and Explorer. Brendan has also written two Traks mini-series, Howlers and Crash Course, as well as the first season of Halway to Haven. Although real life has slowed down his writing output, Brendan continues to contribute to the Nexus with website redesign, ebooks and other technical assistance.