Luke Smieja Has Been An Angelino For Nearly 20 Years, Now Living In Redondo Beach, California. Raised In Coon Rapids, Minnesota, Where His Moral Foundation Was Built, Luke Carries His Hometown Values With Him-though He Doesn’t Miss The Cold. After Surviving A Traumatic Brain Injury At 26, Which Left Him In A Coma, He Embarked On A Journey Of Self-discovery And Healing. Luke Later Earned An Associate Degree In Biological And Physical Sciences And Worked In A Psychiatric Hospital, Witnessing Profound Human Suffering. Through Writing, He Seeks To Make Sense Of The World And Share The Unique Perspective That Grace Has Given Him