Michael L. Clark was born in Tacoma, Washington, but grew up mainly in the south. Over the years, he has worked as a farmhand, elephant handler, zookeeper, restaurant manager and owner, musician, cake artist and rural mail carrier, all while honing his craft as a storyteller. Clark's debut series was inspired by his many trips down the Natchez Trace. The stops along the Trace mention the people who once lived on the trail but give limited information about their lives. Clark began to wonder about their stories and imagine traveling back in time to live among them and learn more. That desire sparked the idea for his first novel, The Shimmering, which has since evolved into a series of time traveling Westerns. After over thirty years in middle Tennessee, Michael and his wife relocated to Florida. But they visit the Natchez Trace every chance they get.
