By Schuyler M. Wood
Schuyler M. Wood
Schuyler M. Wood was born in Burbank, California, but has spent the majority of his life in the San Francisco North Bay area of Marin County. His passion for the sciences has followed him his whole life. Prior to writing A Crisis at Tranquility! he tried to write a cookbook for young adults entitled How Not to Burn Water, but the image of burning water kept leading his mind toward a science fiction concept that eventually led to the real-world science that underlies A Crisis at Tranquility! However, the need for a cosmic event to cause problems required Schuyler to seek the help of the science people he so much admired.
After three years of research and many rewrites, Schuyler was finally ready to create the compelling story of a human and Artificial Intelligence crew aboard a Moon-orbiting casino called Tranquility. After completing the manuscript, he realized that he had created enough backstory for two other novels: a prequel, A Dream of Tranquility; and a sequel, A Memory of Tranquility. He also has concepts for other spinoffs.
2011 Google Xmas Party
1983 BBQ-Switzerland
2011 Google Xmas Party
A Love for Cooking
At a very early age, Schuyler was told by his mother to get restaurant experience, because no matter where he went in the world he would always find work and he would never go hungry.
It turned out that his natural troubleshooting skills worked hand in hand with cooking and the assorted other positions in the foodservice. But cooking called to him, which he answered with a passion.
The list of places that Schuyler has cooked at has given him a wonderful view of the world of cooking.
Skywalker Ranch-Home of Star Wars
Inglenook Winery-Napa County
Muir Woods Trading Co.-Muir Woods National Park
AT&T Park (Now Oracle)-Home of the San Francisco Giants
USS Hornet- Sea, Air and Space Museum-2011 Google Christmas Party
Head Cook for a live-in facility for people with Alzheimer's and dementia.
Muffin Mania-San Rafael, CA
In the early 2000's he coproduced a Facebook and YouTube cooking show called From Hand 2 Mouth (FH2M), which has been discontinued.
But his crowning achievement was at the age of 18. During a packaged tour through Europe, he successfully cooked fried chicken on a camp stove for thirty people. His abilities wowed everyone and was elected to be the Head Cook for the remainder of the trip.
But four decades of the demands of cooking had taken its toll on his body and he had to step away from the work he loved to do.
He still loves to cook for his friends and family but takes great pleasure in making meals for his wife.