In addition to my forthcoming novel The Last Rancher, I am the author of two award-winning books of memoir as well as a book of literary criticism. I was born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas, where my family has farmed and ranched since the late 1920s. I received my BA in English from The University of Kansas, master’s degrees from Exeter University in England and Washington University in St. Louis, and my PhD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Since 1998, I have taught creative writing at Indiana University in Indianapolis (IUI), where I live with my wife Alyssa Chase, our son Jake, and two ornery beagles, Juno and Ollie.

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