Bio
Carl Parsons, a former manufacturing manager in the auto industry, has had a secondary career as a college instructor of rhetoric and literature. Now retired, he serves as a Master Gardener for the University of Tennessee Extension office and contributes essays on botanical subjects to Hey, Smokies! (online travel magazine). He has also served as associate editor for Heater, a crime fiction magazine. Born in Parkersburg, WV, he now resides in Kodak, TN.