Matthew Harold Byer was born in Canada and grew up in the National Capital Region. In the 1990s he obtained a Bachelor of Social Science with concentration in Economics, a Diploma in Applied Inform...view moreMatthew Harold Byer was born in Canada and grew up in the National Capital Region. In the 1990s he obtained a Bachelor of Social Science with concentration in Economics, a Diploma in Applied Information Technology with Distinction from iti Information Technology Institute and a Bachelor of Arts with concentration in Classical Civilization.Matthew has, also, been a professional artist since his high school years and worked for the Government of Canada for over twelve years while he was in Ottawa.His writing work can regularly be seen in articles for canoe.ca’s SLAM! Wrestling and the advice column ‘The Male Perspective’ for secretsofagoodgirl.com. Matthew is also a published poet.He currently resides in British Columbia, Canada.Finding My Way Through Life’s Follies is Matthew’s first novel.view less