Michael McLeanThrough personal and professional experiences, Michael McLean collected a wealth of information to develop story settings, plots and characters. His work has been published in Saddlebag Dispatches, New Mexico Magazine, Rope and Wire and The Penmen Reiew. His story, "Backroads", was the winner of the 2012 Tony Hillerman Mystery Short Story Contest. He believes the less traveled and often lonely back roads of the West offer intimate access to the land, its people and their stories. Read More Read Less