Kevin Michaels is the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel "LOST EXIT," as well as two entries in the Fight Card series: "HARD ROAD" and "CAN'T MISS CONTENDER." "NINE IN THE MORNING" is his first collection of short stories. His short stories and flash fiction have appeared in a number of magazines and indie zines, and in 2011 he was nominated for two separate Pushcart Prize awards for his short stories. Other shorts have been included in the anthologies for "SIX SENTENCES" (volumes II and III) AND "ACTION: PULSE POUNDING TALES (2)" that can be found at Amazon.com. He has also publis...