Kirk Cummins is an essayist and emerging novelist with a prior career in earth science and natural resources. His literary work centers on the human condition and its intersection with the natural world, blended at times with his photography. He writes in the genres of narrative essay, literary and noir fiction, and short story. With roots in New Mexico and South Texas, he has a deep love and affinity for the American West and Latin American culture. He now lives in the Colorado Front Range outside Denver, escaping to the mountains whenever possible.