L. Wade Powers, under the name Lawrence W. Powers, has published in the fields of medical technology, ecology, marine biology, and animal behavior. He also published a critical examination of The Winter of Our Discontent for Steinbeck Review and several articles on natural and cultural history for Oregon Encyclopedia Online. He has served as a contributing editor for the Journal of the Shaw Historical Library and as creative nonfiction editor for the Timberline Review. Larry wrote the narrative film script for Fields of Splendor, a 2005 documentary film by Anders Tomlinson. As L. Wade Powers, he has published a collection of short stories, Falling In Love and Other Misadventures (2019), and a novel, The Party House (2019). This is a revised edition of his first novel, The Home, first published in 2017. He is currently at work on a historical novel about Francis Drake and a second collection of short stories. A retired professor of natural sciences, Larry lives in Eastern Oregon with his wife, with the permission of their cat.