Stephen C. Merritt has collaborated with his cousin, Alan M. Clark, on previously published short fiction. He is a native of Nashville, Tennessee where he lives with his wife, Cynt...view moreStephen C. Merritt has collaborated with his cousin, Alan M. Clark, on previously published short fiction. He is a native of Nashville, Tennessee where he lives with his wife, Cynthia. The Blood of Father Time is his first novel.view less