Born and raised in the small town of Milo, Maine, Thomas Washburn Jr. discovered a passion for writing, art and storytelling at a young age. Fueled by an over active imagination he spent countless hours working on his creations, getting lost in the worlds of the stories he created.

As Thomas grew older his passions changed from writing, literature and art to music. He spent several years from 1995 to 2012 playing in various bands like (Tomorrow's Tragedy, In The Kingdom Of Nightmares, Salvo & Ghost In The Darkness) playing hundreds of shows around Maine, New England & Canada. Writing lyrics for the bands he played in gave him a chance to tell stories through a different medium. During that time period he also wrote several unpublished screenplays. After semi-retiring from music in 2012 Thomas rediscovered his passion for writing and in 2013 released his first novel The Returners.

Thomas is currently the author of over a dozen published works. He also is the host of the weekly Podcast Average Joe's Drive-In which can be found on most Podcast hosting sites like Itunes, YouTube, Podbean and podcast apps like Podcastaddict.

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