King writes (in his own words) "anthropological science fiction, dark fantasy/horror and contemporary fantasy". His stories explore culture, adaptation, archetypes and individual choice. Some of his stories could be seen as influenced by his own personal experiences and worldwide travels.

King has worked as an archaeologist in the American Southwest and has traveled widely in Europe, Russia, Japan and the United States. Previous jobs have included short order cook, hotel clerk, legal assistant, investigative reporter and editor.

As an investigative reporter he was awarded a First Amendment Award in 2003, by the Society for Professional Journalists, and received two honorable mentions, 1987 and 1988 in L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest.

King was also a Tennessee hippie and belonged to the Southern Students Organizing Committee (SSOC). He helped lead the first anti-Vietnam War demonstration by expatriates in Tokyo in 1968, and started up the Shinjuku Sutra, the first English language underground newspaper in Japan. King's three grown children are Keith, Karen and Kevin, who now all live in Virginia.

Within the science fiction community King has appeared at many conventions, serving as SFWA Elections Chair in 1990 and was chair of the Philip K. Dick Award jury in 1996. His most recent publication was in 2002, the dark fantasy short story "A Lesser Michaelangelo," that appeared in The Silver Web 15, Winter 2002. King now lives in Silver City, New Mexico, where he writes freelance non-fiction and speculative fiction. His author's website is www.sfwa.org/members/tjacksonking. He can be reached via the email address listed on his website.