Michael D. Thole was born and raised in northern Minnesota, the youngest of three siblings. He attended school in Laporte, went to college at CLC in Brainerd, and through the years he applied littl...view moreMichael D. Thole was born and raised in northern Minnesota, the youngest of three siblings. He attended school in Laporte, went to college at CLC in Brainerd, and through the years he applied little of what he learned to his professional life. Switching back to "first person" now, I had a dream when I was a kid. The only two things I remember clearly about that dream are that I was running away, and there was a steep hill. Every other thing in my first book branched off of those two things. I'm writing my second book now, partly based on improvised lyrics to an "accidental" musical collaboration with my then 1-year old son.view less