David Masiel

David Masiel is the acclaimed author 2182 Kilohertz. He
spent his early years in Richmond, California, where he was
exposed to sea stories by his grandfather, a master mariner
whose career spanned fifty-four years. Masiel received a
master’s degree in creative writing from the University of
California at Davis. Between 1980 and 1989, he worked
offshore in the arctic oilfields, sailing on oceangoing
tugboats and icebreakers, mostly in Alaskan waters. He
lives in Northern California.