About the author

Michael Ringering

<p>When he was in the third grade at East Alton Elementary School, East Alton, IL, Michael Ringering selected Miriam E. Mason&#8217;s Broomtail for a class-assigned book report, and from that moment on, set his sights on wanting to write short stories and other works of fiction.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>He published his first novel,&#160;<em>Six Bits</em>, in December 2011, earning finalist designation in the 2012 USA Best Book Awards for Fiction. Since then, he has published four short stories:&#160;<em>Willy the Whale</em>&#160;(2017),&#160;<em>A Face on a Train</em>&#160;(2017),&#160;<em>A Calico Tale</em>&#160;(2018), and&#160;<em>The 9:15 to Grand Central</em>&#160;(2019). Michael&#8217;s second novel,&#160;<em>A Debt of War</em>, is in post-production. In December 2017, he started his third novel, a trilogy concept based on a childhood memory, and continues to work on several shorts. All these older works are being revised and will re-release with Evolved Publishing in the second half of 2021.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Michael was born in Alton, IL, and raised in nearby East Alton, where he graduated from East Alton-Wood River High School in 1984. He is a 1989 graduate of Murray State University, earning a bachelor&#8217;s degree in business administration. Following a 14-year career working in media relations and communications in Major League Baseball, he entered the healthcare industry where he serves as a surgical specialty administrator.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Michael resides in Southern Illinois with his fianc&#233;, Jackie, three dogs, Lucy, Big Dog, and Victoria, three goats, Macey, Abby, and Annie, two horses, Lilly and Sophie, and a slew of chickens.</p>