Thomas Lloyd Qualls is a writer, a condition that is apparently incurable. He is also a storyteller, the former owner of a music festival, a licensed attorney who has overturned two death sentences, and a one-time vagabond who wandered the globe with three changes of clothes. His second novel Painted Oxen earned seven literary awards, including a Silver Nautilus Award, the Landmark Prize, and Best New Fiction at the American Fiction Awards. Happiness Is an Imaginary Line in the Sand is his third book. Thomas lives in the high desert beauty of Northern Nevada. You can follow his adventures at www.tlqonline.com.
