David W. Gordon is the award winning author of The Outhouse, An Absence of Faith, The Count of Mount Collier High, and Until Time Erases You. The Outhouse is a Book Excellence Award winner and a CIPA EVVY winner for Best Historical Fiction. An Absence of Faith was a Readersfavorite.com Finalist and 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 retired 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, is available to select readers in December 2023 and to the general public in February of 2024. Like the author on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/authorDavidWGordon