 Raymond
L. Atkins resides in Rome,
Georgia, with his wife. They live in a 110-year-old house
that they have restored themselves, and they have four
grown children who drop by from time to time. Raymond
has had a variety of occupations during the past thirty-five
years, but now that the children are grown, he is pursuing
his lifelong ambition of being a novelist and writer.
His
hobbies include reading, travel, and working on the house.
His stories have been published in Christmas
Stories
from Georgia, The Lavender Mountain Anthology, The
Blood and Fire Review, and The Old Red Kimono. His columns
appear regularly in the Rome News/Tribune and Memphis
Downtowner
Magazine.
His
first novel—The Front
Porch Prophet—will
be published by Medallion Press in June 2008. His second
novel—Sorrow Wood—will be published by Medallion
Press in August 2009.
Web
Site: www.raymondlatkins.com
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