Sumner Wilson is a retired railroad trainman, switchman, and brakeman. While waiting for "get out" on homeward trips, he began writing in motel rooms. In addition to Billy in the Lowground, Mr. Toad's Wonderful Gun and The Quest, he has also written several short stories.Wilson has written short stories for Cappers, Big Muddy, a journal of Southeast Missouri State University, and sold two dozen stories to Sterling/Mcfadden Publishing. Several of his works have appeared in Frontier Tales, an online magazine about the Old West. A number of his stories are set in the Missouri Ozarks, where he lives with his wife and enjoys life to the fullest.
