NICK BELARDES works for Stanbridge College in Irvine, CA. He is the author of Random Obsessions (2009) a book of oddities where you will learn that Mothman might be your big brother, Napoleon had stomach aches, and Thomas Jefferson's grandson was an ax murderer. In 2005 he released the dark novel Lords: Part One a fictional account of the mysterious "Lords of Bakersfield." He also wrote the first literary Twitter novel: "Small Places." A writer, poet and author, Belardes turned TV/online journalist overnight after blogging his way to success on Bakersfield, CA news issues. His articles and essays have appeared on the homepage of CNN.com and other news sites across America. He recently moved to Laguna Hills, CA., from Bakersfield, which is in the southern end of California's Great Central Valley. You can find Nick on Facebook and Twitter.