Jared Gullage

Jared Gullage grew up in a slightly bigger than small town in Eastern Alabama. His parents were some of the best people on Earth, and both of them encouraged him in my writing. His father used to tell him to "paint pictures with words," and his mother taught him his letters first. His father and mother gave him an antique typewriter for Christmas one year, and they also endeavored to help him find a computer on which to write his stories, even though their knowledge of computers was extremely limited. J. Gullage has been writing since he's known how to write. Little stories here and there in various school classes. He was the weird kid who enjoyed a creative writing assignment from teachers. Later, he met a friend who also liked to write stories, and throughout middle school they bounced ideas and drafts off one another. He's been blessed with some of the best English teachers he could ever want, including Mrs. Cathy B., Dr. Charles H., Mr. Leon F., and a few others who would indulge his creativity.

 

In Middle School he became published in the school magazine, and then again in the high school magazine. Now, he is the sponsor of his school's magazine where he teaches, having proposed it, financed it, coached it, and ensured it's been published for fifteen years straight (even through the Covid years). He always wanted to be a published author, to leave some kind of mark in the world and stake some kind of claim on the great conversation of his own. Now, he is a published poet and fiction author. What does he publish? The games we used to play as children and even still today. He pretended to be a king in a world of his own creation, and many neighborhood friends joined in. Eventually, he discovered D&D with a friend in Dave's parents' basement, and he was hooked. An entire game dedicated to just inventing and rolling out stories about characters fighting dragons, orcs, or even far more sinister monsters. A thousand times "the Triumvirate" of players helped save the world, and it was this world which became "Trithofar," where most of J. Gullage's fantasy will be and has been set. HIs friends let him be a forever GM, and in that role, hone his skills as a storyteller and writer.