DWAIN LEE grew up in Masontown, Pennsylvania. At various times in his life, he has worked as a coal miner, a cook, and even one of those people who pass out free samples in the grocery store. He graduated from Penn State University majoring in architecture, and he owned and operated his own architectural firm in Columbus, Ohio for twenty years. During the thirty years that he lived in Columbus, he raised a family and also served as President and Chairman of the Board of Montana de Luz, an orphanage in Honduras for children living with HIV/AIDS.

In addition to his architectural degree, Lee also holds a Master of Divinity from Trinity Lutheran Seminary and for many years has been an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA),. In that capacity, he has served in several states as both a pastor and hospital chaplain. In addition to more typical pastoral duties, a large part of his time in ministry has focused on advocacy related to social justice issues, including LGBTQ+ equality, refugee and immigrant issues, and racial justice. 

Lee has two wonderful adult daughters, Erica and Andrea. He and his husband, George Yu, an internationally recognized violin maker, currently live in an old double-shotgun house in the eclectic Germantown/Schnitzelburg neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to writing, he enjoys spending time with George traveling, gardening, doing never-ending home renovation projects, camping, and yoga.

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