James L. Shipman is the owner of the independent press shop known as Outlaw Press. Operated by a modern-day hobbit (at least he thinks he is), James is often called Shipy'”spelled with only one 'p' guys, ok? James lives, and sometimes he even works (between meals and naps), in his house, producing all of these new T&T products (like this magazine). A tiny hobbit house in the side of a hill, turned into a Tunnels & Trolls Museum, and settled in a small but quaint town in the state of Illinois, where everything is always peaceful.