Richard Charles Schaefer is a Massachusetts native living in Chattanooga, Tennessee with his wife, two children, and two cats. He has written a novel and a collection of short stories. His work has appeared in Lowestoft Chronicle, Furious Gazelle, Nude Bruce Review, Sweet Tree Review, Adelaide Literary Magazine and The Vicarious Traveler anthology. He won third place in The Charles Carter's Character Study Contest and is a finalist appearing in the Adelaide Literary Award Anthology 2019.