Steve Bargdill received his bachelor’s in English with an emphasis in creative writing from the University of Iowa December 2012. Originally from Ohio, he has lived in Dayton, Columbus, Troy, St. Marys, and New Knoxville as well as West Branch, Iowa; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Muncie, Indiana. Bargdill has done everything from truck driving to pizza delivery, journalist and convenience store clerk. His father taught him discipline and the value of hard work by forcing him to stack thousands of feet of lumber. Bargdill is currently an indie author and has just completed his Masters of Arts in English at the University of Wyoming. He has a passion for education and creative writing. He believes literature weaves through our everyday lives and that stories explain who we are as a society.