JOHN SIMS JETER was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He worked as a mathematician and Professional Structural Engineer before retiring in 2005. His short story, The Man Who Took Notes, was published in the Spring & Fall 2004 Number 55-56 of The Louisville Review and was nominated for 2005 Pushcart Prize XXIX. A second short story, My Life as a Lid, appeared in 2006 Palm Prints, a literary journal of the University of South Florida. His novel, ...and the angels sang, was published in 2007 by Livingston Press at the University of West Alabama. John served as a volunteer on the Radio Reading Service for the Blind over WUSF-FM and WLRH-FM for over twenty-five years. In addition to reading and writing, John enjoys choral singing, the blues, and classical music. He has served as Vice President in 2014-2015 of the Executive Board of the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Friends of the Library. John is a member of Alabama Writers Conclave, Sundial Writers, Huntsville Literary Association, and the Alabama Writers' Forum. He and his wife, Derelene, live in Huntsville, Alabama.
