Why the title "Sky Rope (subterranean rappel)"? 
Because to ascend, we must descend...we must go deep within.  This I’ve learned from hard experience.
Author’s bio (my standard spiel):
Michael R. Patton, in his own words, “likes to make stuff”.  This stuff includes novels, new fables and myths, poetry, cartoons, essays, and videos. 
The ideas that run through that work can be found in the titles of his books.  For example: Searching for My Best Beliefs and My War for Peace. 
Basically self-taught, he describes his slow, tedious journey of discovery as “crawling blindfolded through the labyrinth”.  He has lived and worked all over the United States.