Morgan has published more than 100 poems and six short stories in literary journals. He is also a well-published essayist. He is a professor of thermodynamics with a focus on the Second Law, and a semi-professional ski racer and fly fisherman. In the storm years of his strength, he was a professional mountain guide in the Himalaya. As a boy, he was in a well-known jazz fusion quartet known as "The Bermuda Rectangle". He lives with his family and dog, Potato, in the hills of Colorado.