Samuel Teer was born to a deaf maintenance worker and an immigrant that spoke English as a distant second language. So, obviously he became a writer. He was raised outside of St. Louis, MO. He currently lives in Thornton, CO. Veda- Assembly Required is his first published work. The author lives in Thornton, CO. Hyeondo Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. At age 10, he relocated with his family to Dallas, TX. He holds a bachelors degree in Cartooning from the School of Visual Arts.