Ron Farina is author of two previous books, At the Altar of the Past and Who Will Have My Back. Other works include Unsung Heroes, Keeping Promises, and Worn Torn, personal essays about the human cost of war. In 2021 he was awarded the AWP Intro Award for fiction. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two Golden Retrievers, Henry and Preacher. He holds an MFA from Western Connecticut State University. He served in Vietnam in 1966-1967.