Gary Wayne McCullough is a retired ServiceNow Application Development Manager whose career focused on delivering automation solutions that brought meaningful value to businesses and employees alike. Now turning to fiction, Gary draws on a lifetime of professional problem-solving, personal resilience, and a deep commitment to justice and equality. As a gay man married to a Black transgender woman, Gary’s lived experience and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ and minority communities inform every page of his writing. Guided by the principles of Love, Understanding, Compassion, and Kindness (L.U.C.K.), he seeks to honor the struggles and triumphs of those too often overlooked by history. Tree of Life is his debut novel — a testament to the healing power of compassion and the enduring strength of love.