Born in 1957, William Bayless could be considered a "well-traveled". His younger years were spent in a military family that moved from base to base with each new assignment issued to his father. In...view moreBorn in 1957, William Bayless could be considered a "well-traveled". His younger years were spent in a military family that moved from base to base with each new assignment issued to his father. In 1970, William's father retired from the Army and moved his family to the foothills of the Ozarks in north central Arkansas. Living ten miles from the nearest town can be quite boring to a city raised boy. To escape his boredom, William would explore the rolling hills of Izard County. He made many friends with the “Spit and Whittle” crew of old men that would sit on the court square and tell tall tales or relate past experiences, which prompted William to start writing. He started on the book in 1996, “based” on personal experiences and the stories he heard from his friends, and has work on it ever since.view less