Michael Murphy is a retired educator from Missouri who taught for over twenty-five years in Missouri’s public schools and colleges. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Murray State University and a Master’s from the University of Mississippi. He is the author of "Elsie’s Story: This Story Has No Hero", "Lucky 13: Mort Cooper and the Jinx That Led to a MVP Season" and "Hueslandia: At Another Time . . . At Another Place." His work has also been published in Instructor, Poet Forum, Good Old Days Magazine and the Annual Conference of the Missouri National Guard Association.