J. Coburn is a truly remarkable individual. His innumerable talents and accomplishments range from being a well established author and publisher, to building his own record label and clothing line, to completely redefining the image of body modification in the Midwest. Widely esteemed for his public speaking, J. Coburn has been featured, both locally and nationally, in media ranging from television and radio to newspapers and personal appearances at colleges and corporate events.

J. Coburn has even gone above and beyond the traditional roles of body modification artist (now retired from the business) and has gotten involved directly with creating and implementing policies concerning modification safety and procedure within Iowa and beyond. This, in addition to his innumerable contributions to magazines and websites based around body modification, has made him a well known, well respected, and essential member of the Midwest body modification community.

J. Coburn's unfaltering belief in individuality and self-worth are another truly defining characteristic. In his first collection of writing, entitled Selections from the Serial Killer Cookbook (The Handbook for America's Youth), J. Coburn set out to open lines of communication, to encourage people to push themselves beyond their own limits, and to never settle without questioning the world around them. This groundbreaking book became an instant cult classic and has even made its way into the classroom for many interpretive writing courses. His upcoming book, Looking North, carries on these ideals by taking the reader on a remarkable saga through daily diary entries over a year in his life. By supplying people with the assurance that they are, in fact, never alone in their feelings, J. Coburn has changed the lives of countless people already, with countless more waiting just on the other side of a cover.

Most remarkably of all, however, is that J. Coburn accomplishes all this and more with a perpetual smile, a positive attitude, and true concern and caring for his fellow man. Unbeknown to most, J. Coburn is a huge contributor to the community and having deep ties with animal shelters. Although many are intimidated by his unique assortment of piercings, tattoos, and implants, it quickly becomes apparent to all that J. Coburn is much more than meets the eye.

J. Coburn is the author of Selections from the Serial Killer Cookbook (The Handbook for America's Youth), Through the EYES of an Abstract Mind, and the upcoming Looking North. Look for J. Coburn literature at provoke-productions.com, jcoburn.org, amazon.com, & target.com.

-Halley Coplin