Kelly S. Ward is a man. Resist the urge to ask if he is Irish. He is not. Parental naiveté is the only good explanation for the name. A lifetime of impact, through an assumption that the world is not this cruel.

Unsurprisingly, he writes about masculinity, believing that the overly simplistic labels of masculine and feminine fail as an explanation for our beautifully complex beings. Life under this dualistic regime denies us the opportunity to live fully within ourselves.

He writes about the outliers. Those who call to us to resist the social demands that herd us into a narrow existence. Though scorned and rejected, these truth seers illuminate and enrich our lives. We are all outliers. It’s the universe’s gift most of us never unwrap.

As a recovered political campaigner and government cog, he writes about the unseen and unnamed forces that shape our world. For him, The Matrix and Parks and Rec are documentaries. A tough reality for his idealistic mind to accept. However, admitting the problem was his first step to recovery.

Dirk Necessary: A Man’s Man’s Journey, is his first novel.