Ed Nichols is a journalism graduate from the University of Georgia, and is an award-winning writer from Southeastern Writer’s Association.  He has had many short stories published, online and in print.  He has written two novels. His most admired authors are, Hemingway, Raymond Carver, Flannery O’Connor, John D. MacDonald, Byron Herbert Reece, and Ron Rash.  When he is not writing he spends time with his wife, Judy, and their three children and six grandchildren.  He has been an HR Manager, Management Consultant, and Chamber of Commerce Executive.  Ed Nichols lives in Clarkesville, Georgia, and Lake Oconee, Georgia.