Kevin Michaels is the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel "LOST EXIT", as well as two entries in the Fight Card series: "HARD ROAD" and "CAN'T MISS CONTENDER". His newest book - a collection of short stories entitled "NINE IN THE MORNING" was released in April 2014. His short stories and flash fiction have also appeared in a number of magazines and indie zines, and in 2011 he was nominated for two separate Pushcart Prize awards for his short stories. Other shorts have been included in the anthologies for "SIX SENTENCES" (volumes II and III) AND "ACTION: PULSE POUNDING TALES (2)" that can be found at Amazon.com. He has also published a number non-fiction articles and stories in print publications ranging from the NYTimes.com and the Life/Style section of The Boston Globe to The Bergen News and Press Journal, and raged in print at places like the triCity News, NY Daily News, and The Press. Visit him at "A COLD RUSH OF AIR" where he posts fiction and writing updates. He also shows up periodically at: SLIDING DOWN THE RAZOR'S EDGE to offer opinions and POV on topics not too earth-shattering in size, scope, or detail.He lives and writes in New Jersey.