Earl Griffin was born in Childress County, Texas, February 20, 1953 and grew up on a ranch along the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River. He is a graduate of Texas Christian University and Texas Tech School of Law. In 1992 he returned to Childress County. He has a daughter, Tonya, and a granddaughter, Jade. He is a rancher, trial lawyer and he lives in a metal barn which he has converted into a home. This is the fourth story which he has published with Infinity.