D.C. Riechel taught German language, literature and cultural history at the Ohio State University for thirty years. A native of Long Island, New York, and son of German immigrants,...view moreD.C. Riechel taught German language, literature and cultural history at the Ohio State University for thirty years. A native of Long Island, New York, and son of German immigrants, he found the idea for his novel in the stories told him by his parents at the boyhood kitchen table. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife Patricia. Together they renew their Atlantic spirits on the coast of Maine.view less