Mick Peterson resides in Pontiac, Illinois, with his wife Carole and his daughter Emily. They are also parents of Katie (Dr. Bryan) Huff, Julie, and Drew. Mick received his bachelor’s degree from Augustana (IL) College and his Master’s degree from Illinois State University. After thirty-four years as a high school teacher and coach, he plans to retire after the 2008 school year. He began his career at Flora High School (1974-84) where he taught English and was an assistant coach in both football and basketball. In 1984, he moved to Walnut (IL) High School, where he taught both English and PE and served as head football coach, assistant boys basketball coach, and head girls track coach. His football teams in Walnut won four conference championships and advanced to quarterfinal round in the Class 1A State Tournament in each of his five years at the helm, compiling an overall record of 50-9. Mick and his family finally settled in Pontiac in 1989, where he has been a member of both the PE and, more recently, the English departments for the past nineteen years. He served as the head football coach for eighteen years, assistant boys basketball coach for four years, assistant girls track coach for five years and head girls track coach for eleven years. During his tenure as head football coach, his squads won ten conference championships and qualified for the State playoffs on fifteen different occasions. Twice Pontiac reached the semi-final round, and in 1993, they captured the Class 3A championship. After the 2006 season, he retired from coaching with an overall record at Pontiac of 136-47.

Mick had articles published in various coaching magazines throughout his career, and he has been responsible for publishing a bi-monthly church newsletter, but this is his first attempt at a novel.