David W. Gordon is the award winning author of The Outhouse, An Absence of Faith, and The Count of Mount Collier High. The Outhouse is a Book Excellence Award winner, a CIPA EVVY silver medalist for Best Historical Fiction and was awarded Honorable Mentions in the Great Southern California and New England Book Festivals. An Absence of Faith received recognition in the Los Angeles, Florida, and Beach Book Festivals as an Honorable Mention. The Count of Mount Collier High, is an all ages adaption of a modern Count of Monte Cristo. A former United States Marine, he currently teaches Social Studies in NY State. He is the author of numerous published short stories including, most recently, Memories, published in The Bangalore Review in March. He was awarded top prize in creative fiction by NYSUT for his satirical article published in the Albany Times Union. His 4th novel, Until Time Erases You, a romantic triangle set within the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, is due out in 2024. Like the author on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/authorDavidWGordon