Mason Dakota's real name is Mason Powell. Mason was born at Fort Bragg Army base in the mid 90s. Mason started writing fiction stories in middle school and published his first book freshman year of college. Today, Mason serves as the Teaching Pastor at The Bluff Church in Poplar Bluff, MO (www.thebluff.church), is the cofounder of Archippus (www.archippushouse.com), and writes nonfiction under the name Mason D. Powell. Mason is happily married to a beautiful wife who shares his passion for making the world a better place. They live with their two kids (Harper and Micah) in Poplar Bluff, MO.