Ron Larson is originally from Iowa but has lived in Southwest Virginia with his wife, Pat, for 44 years. He is a retired community college professor and has written ten historical plays. Two were staged in Wytheville, one was serialized in Appalachian Heritage and one won the Virginia Highlands Play Contest. When he is not reading and writing, he enjoys watching Major League Baseball, particularly the St. Louis Cardinals, and visiting and being visited by his three children and their families.