Gary Floyd is the author of four books. His short stories and flash fiction have appeared in several magazines. He is based in Massachusetts and operates a blog that showcases his work. The Road Sometimes Travelled can be found at https://theroadsometimestravelled.blogspot.com.

Floyd graduated with a history degree with a concentration in American Studies, including several graduate-level American Studies courses. He was a member of the history honor society. He has worked as a journalist as well as worked with at-risk youth. He has attended the Wildacres Writers Workshop in North Carolina annually for nearly 30 years, where he hones his writing skills with a community of writers. From 2011-2014, he edited a Boston labor blog called Labors Pains where he was on the periphery of covering US Uncut movement as well as Boston's Occupy Wall Street movement. He was a member of SEIU who took part in the union's lobbying effort in Washington, DC.