T.W. Smith

T.W. Smith is fascinated with what scares people. His love affair with things that go "bump in the night" has spanned five decades, evolving into what he equates as comfort food:

"Some people crave potato chips. Others seek solace in a bowl of ice cream. Give me a comfortable couch and a classic movie like John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN, or a well-worn Stephen King paperback, and I am in heaven. It's my "Chicken Soup for the Soul."

After the publication of his short story "Not Far From Here" (in Peter Straub's GHOSTS anthology, 1995), Smith was sidelined into the workforce by familial and financial obligations--resulting in various jobs including a five-year tenure with (the sorely missed) Borders bookstore chain.

During those lost years, Smith was writing. He still is.

Currently he is finishing revisions of his first novel that he describes as an homage to one of his favorite authors, Richard Matheson. In the meantime, he has reissued "Not Far From Here" for publication through KDP, and is preparing other short stories and a novella for publication as well:

"It's been a while, so I've had to tweak some. I mean, a LOT has happened in twenty years... cell phones, the Internet, 9/11 and such. But these stories still resonate with me and I think they deserve a place out there. I hope you agree."

T.W. Smith resides in northern Georgia, with his husband, his mother-in-law, and their pets. In his spare time he a mail carrier with the United States Postal Service