Robert Franklin Gish is the author of numerous works of fiction, memoir, biography, and essay. He teaches writing at the University of New Mexico where he is a distinguished alumnu...view moreRobert Franklin Gish is the author of numerous works of fiction, memoir, biography, and essay. He teaches writing at the University of New Mexico where he is a distinguished alumnus and is an emeritus scholar and professor of English at the University of Northern Iowa and former Director of Ethnic Studies at California Polytechnic State University. Gish is a member of the Authors Guild, the Screen Actors Guild, and Western Writers of America. He is also an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.view less