Michael E.C. Gery is a professional writer and editor who has worked in journalism, fiction and education. He has published two books as a writer and eight as an editor. His work has appeared in national and regional magazines. The monthly magazine Carolina Country (circ. 710,000) won numerous awards during his tenure as editor, including two as the best in the nation among the dozens of magazines published by electric cooperatives. Michael Gery grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He attended The Mercersburg Academy, The College of William & Mary in Virginia and the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism. In 1991 he moved from western Massachusetts to North Carolina with his wife, Susan Haynes Cates. They live on Roanoke Island.