Cody Peterson

Cody Peterson is a desert rat, his life a pilgrimage into places few will go. The deserted slot canyons and sandstone monoliths of the American Southwest—many of which are named after the god-images he writes about—carved the way he sees the world. Yet, Cody’s life has been shaped even more by the mystery of compulsion. After years of homelessness and trips to jail, he finally sobered up, picking up the pen instead. Now he has set off on the sketchiest traverse of all—the journey within. By day, Cody works in construction, by night he writes.