Tom Rizzo is a storyteller, blogger, and speaker who writes novels and short stories, based in the West Valley area of Phoenix, Arizona. His post-Civil War action-adventure novel, Last Stand At Bitter Creek ranked among the finalists for the 2013 Western Fictioneers' Peacemaker Award for Best First Novel. A former journalist, Tom wrote news for radio and television, spent several years with the Associated Press, and worked as a freelance writer.