Mark L. Groves grew up in the Ozark Mountains of southern Missouri, where his love of trees and sky and things that go bump in the night began. He earned a degree in Communications from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and went on to a career spanning two-plus decades in the radio industry. He's written thousands of commercials, promotional pieces, and radio theatre scripts. He also writes plays, short stories, and novels. He has three books out, HELLZAPALOOZA The Best DamnED Rock Show Ever!, Black Buttons Vol. 1, and Black Buttons Vol. 2.

He's had short stories and photography published in "Kansas City Voices Magazine," and "Strange, Weird, and Wonderful Magazine." Mark lives in Olathe, KS, where he still works in radio.