K.C. Knouse is the author of Twenty Miles West of Branch, Texas and other stories a recently released collection of short fiction and an earlier non-fiction book, True Prosperity: Your Guide to a Cash-Based Lifestyle (1996, Double-Dome Publications). Knouse began writing for publication in 1985 and has had his short fiction published in print literary magazines and online at Wattpad.com. A career outside salesperson, Knouse spent thirty years working in the printed products industry before retiring in 2009. Most of his sales career was spent in self-employment of one kind or another. K.C. Knouse lives on the U.S./Mexico border in far west Texas. More information can be found on the author’s website, K.C. Knouse.com.