J.W. Henley is a freelance writer and musician originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, now based out of Taipei, Taiwan. After obtaining a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of King's College in the spring of 2005, he skipped his graduation ceremony and traveled to Taiwan on a whim with a few hundred dollars in his pocket and no plan whatsoever.

That flight of fancy has now extended into the better part of a decade spent in Taiwan's capital city, during which he has kept busy writing and performing as a vocalist in various punk and metal bands. An avid traveler, his personal journeys and touring schedule have taken him around Asia and all over the world, spanning as far as the Caribbean, North Africa, the South Pacific and Northern Europe. Literary heroes include the greats of true grit, such as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, William S. Burroughs, Charles Bukowski, and Lester Bangs. He shares a home with his wife, Jill, and their three cats. He and Jill are constantly cooking up some sort of travel scheme to take them far, far away from the mundane. But until the next trip comes along, there is always another story to get lost in.