Mike Murphey is a native of eastern New Mexico and spent almost thirty years as an award-winning newspaper journalist in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest. Following his retirement from the newspaper business, he and his wife Nancy entered in a seventeen-year partnership with the late Dave Henderson, all-star centerfielder for the Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners. Their company produced the A’s and Mariners adult baseball Fantasy Camps. They also have a partnership with the Roy Hobbs adult baseball organization in Fort Myers, Florida. At the age of 60, Mike stopped procrastinating and revived his life-long ambition to write a novel. His debut novel, a coming-of-age story called Section Roads—a coming of Age story set
Krishna Kumar studies, evaluates, and analyzes historical events, placing particular emphasis on the period of British occupation in India.
Two chance events ignited his passion for history and analysis. First, he received a book about Napoleon as a gift, and second, he participated in a discussion about an Indian historical figure, where he adhered to the standard narrative but was corrected by others. His father and father’s friends, who were part of India’s freedom struggle, offered many insights during his formative years. He fondly remembers exploring his parents' extensive library, which is now sadly lost. Conversations about history and world politics were common at dinner and afterward.
