:: Johnathon Allen is a professional freelance writer, researcher, and photographer who produces creative essays, commentary, news, and photo content for national magazines, e-zines, newspapers, and Web sites. Specialties include gravity sports, technology, travel, music, youth trends, and urban culture. His work has appeared in Outside Magazine, Bike, Mountain Bike, Wend, NY Rock, MountainZone, BoarderZone, Transworld, Dirt Rag, Outdoor NorthWest, Willamette Week, and The Mercury, among others. He also does technical writing, research, creative consulting, and SEO marketing for a range of organizations including: AngelVision Technologies, Tradeline Inc., CFI, NorthWest Publishing, and Someday Lounge.

Note from the author:

Though your oxygen and nitrogen based environment is a bit soggy at times, it makes decent snow and your gravitational field works pretty well so, for the most part, I have enjoyed being assigned to your planet.