Mark R. McVay

MARK MCVAY was born in Michigan and spent most of his early years in the Detroit area. The HIGH ROAD is his first book and is both a memoir and includes the novella "Matthew Parrott's Long War", a story of love, loss, and retribution based on Marks's experiences in South Vietnam with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam in 1969-70. Mark has two daughters and four grandchildren and is married to Janice, a retired USMC officer. A middle and high school educator, Mark taught at schools in Oregon, California, Colorado, and Michigan and retired from teaching in 2012. He returned to Vietnam in 2018 with a group of veterans, peace activists, and members of Veterans for Peace and writes about that experience in THE HIGH ROAD as well. His writing has also appeared in the Detroit Free Press, Free Press Magazine, Michigan Runner, Sport Detroit Magazine, The Metro Times, Willamette Week, The Oregonian, The Canyon Courier, San Diego Tribune, & The Denver Post. He lives in Golden, Colorado.