David Allan CatesDavid Allan Cates is the author of five award-winning novels, a collection of short stories, and a chapbook of poetry. He's published dozens of short stories and poems in literary magazines, and his essays and travel articles have appeared in OutsideMagazine and the New York Times Sophisticated Traveler. He was born in Wisconsin, raised cattle on his family's farm, worked on construction sites, in offices, restaurants, and on boats. He's driven a taxi, played professional basketball in Costa Rica, and was a medical interpreter in rural clinics and hospitals in Honduras. He has taught writing at all levels, from prison classes, to public high schools, to universities, to hospitals. He currently teaches private students, and serves as the director of Missoula Medical Aid, an NGO that provides public health and surgical services in Honduras, and supports nutrition and agricultural development projects there. He and his wife raised three daughters, and live in Montana. Read More Read Less