Larry R. Pirkle has been a contributing writer for poplar magazines since 2005. His work has appeared in Country magazine, Country-Extra and Out Here: a Tractor Supply publication....view moreLarry R. Pirkle has been a contributing writer for poplar magazines since 2005. His work has appeared in Country magazine, Country-Extra and Out Here: a Tractor Supply publication. His story, My Neighbor’s House was selected for the keepsake book Country, Heart & Soul, commemorating Country magazine’s 25th anniversary. Pirkle is the author and illustrator of five inspirational books, including Of the Seeds They’ve Sown, a collection of his most popular short stories. Some of his subjects include front porch swings, saying grace at the table, and Collie dogs. Raised at the side of what he calls “Masters of the Faith”, he credits his mother and maternal grandparents for cementing his raw-bone, born-again Christian values. He lives with his family and animals as part of the sixth generation to reside in the Etowah River district of Dawson County, situated in the beautifully forested foothills of Northeast Georgia.view less