J. Michael O'Connor served in the United States Army in Vietnam. He is a widower and currently lives in Virginia. He graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a major in Social Science. 

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He spent 33 years in the teaching profession. His experiences as a high school teacher and the encouragement of an English teaching colleague and friend, Sharon Clevinger, inspired him to write the fictional novels The Ghosts of My Mind, His Wars, His Honor, and A Simple Teacher. These were followed by the Time series, FATE, and Avenging Angel. His latest novel, Jordan. 

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The author likes reading, drawing, fishing, and occasionally golf.