Thomas Stimson is a native of Washington State with a 10 year stint in Virginia where he graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and spent 4 years in the US Coast Guard. He currently works as a credit analyst for a major auto manufacturer and enjoys spending time with his family and travelling.

Thomas published the SweetSips series of liqueur-making cookbooks under the pen-name Charles Thomas which can be found on Amazon. His first published novella is "The Jackass" (2020) with a major novel "Dear My Diary - The Courtship of Kimmie Coconut Tree" and a memoir "Trippin' with Tom, Europe 1986" in the works. Impending retirement and lots of imagination are the impetus to write and share his stories.