Three amazing authors offer readings and discuss connections between writing, life and heroism. Retired Master Sergeant Roger Spark’s recently released memoir is Warrior’s Creed: A Life Preparing for and Facing the Impossible. Awarded the Silver Star for valor in Afghanistan’s Watapur Valley, he has served for more than 25 years within the military as both a Recon Marine and an Air Force Pararescueman. In addition to being a renowned tattoo artist, today, Roger Sparks is working with a group of marine scientists and combat veterans to save green turtles threatened by fibro papillomatosis, a disease that can cause tumors. His home is Eagle River, AK. Marc Cameron is the bestselling author of Tom Clancy: Path of Office and the thriller Open Carry. He has spent 29 year in law enforcement and served as a uniformed police officer, mounted (horse patrol) officer, SWAT officer, detective and U.S. Marshal where he moved through the ranks to retire as Chief of the District of Alaska. His home is Eagle River, AK. His forthcoming books are Tom Clancy Code of Honor and Active Measures, due in November 2019. Don Rearden is a professor in the English and WTRG departments at UAA. He is author of The Raven’s Gift and is coauthor of Warrior’s Creed: A Life Preparing for and Facing the Impossible and Never Quit: How I Became a Special Ops Pararescue Jumper with Jimmy Settle. Don Rearden grew up on the tundra of Southwestern Alaska. His experiences with the Yup'ik culture shaped both his writing and largely his worldview. He lives in Bear Valley, AK.