Douglas Jones holds a B.A. in philosophy from the University of California, Irvine and an M.A. in philosophy from the University of Southern California. He has taught philosophy at the University of Idaho and Lewis-Clark State College and now serves as a fellow of philosophy at New St. Andrews College. He's married to Paula the Wonderful and is the father of Mac IV, Eric Athanasius and the twins, Amanda Renee and Chelsea Albret, whose fictional counterparts star in the children's book Huguenot Garden.