Nathaniel G. Sands was born and raised in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. An athlete and musician of youth, and intellectual and poet of late, Sands works as a lumberjack and self-studies in...view moreNathaniel G. Sands was born and raised in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. An athlete and musician of youth, and intellectual and poet of late, Sands works as a lumberjack and self-studies in his free time, taking a keen interest in philosophy, religion, politics and the social sciences, which is reflected in his writing.He has an eight-year-old daughter, Leah, and a two-year-old dog, Bradley, with whom he spends much of his time exploring the forests, rivers and mountains that surroundview less