John T.M. Herres
John T. M. Herres is a multi-genre Author and sometimes Poet.
Born an "Air Force brat" in California, his family settled in Texas in 1973, where he lived for the better part of 38 years before moving to North Mississippi.
John began concentrating on writing in 2010 and self-published a book of poetry at that time titled "Life Through My Eyes: A Collection Of Poems."
Currently, he has five short stories and two poems published, one each in five anthologies, and a novel recently released.
In his own words, "I write fiction. Excitement and action are what reading is all about! #WRITEON!"
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