Richard Herring grew up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. He explored a decade of blue collar jobs in southern states before changing course to a 35 year career in education and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. He now lives and writes full time on the Florida Gulf Coast. His works appear in Louisiana Literature Journal, Nebo: A Literary Journal, Green Hills Literary Lantern, Sixfold, KYSO Flash Fiction, Jerryjazzmusician.com, and are accepted for publication in The MacGuffin, Nerve Cowboy, and Talking River.