Peter Hershey graduated with degrees in both history and law from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. He is an avid writer, and has published many articles, short stories, and essays. He has previously published three novels, The Beginning of the End, Little People of the Big Forest, and My Last Year in Pennsylvania, one collection of poetry, Glimmer of Hope, and one collection of essays, The Hershey Papers Collection: Volumes I-V. He currently works as an attorney in Maryland.