Avrel Seale is the author of 12 books, including memoir, humor, philosophy, history, religion, and unsolved mystery. He lives in Austin, Texas. He and his wife, Kirstin, have three sons. In 2018, at age 50, Seale had a major hemorrhagic stroke that left him partially disabled. His story of survival and adaptation, With One Hand Tied Behind My Brain: A Memoir of Life After Stroke, was published by TCU Press in 2020. His one-handed guitar playing was featured on NPR’s Weekend Edition. His followup book, The River Nuts: Down the Nueces with One Stroke, was published by TCU Press in 2023 and was selected for the 2024 Texas Book Festival, featured by the Austin Public Library, and excerpted by Texas Monthly.com. By day, Seale is a writer and editor in the marketing and communications office at The University of Texas at Austin. He is an avid birder, bird photographer, and recumbent tricycle enthusiast.