Beecher Smith is a retired attorney and native of Memphis, Tennessee. He was Elvis Presley’s personal lawyer. Stephen King calls him, “The only one who really knows Elvis has left the building.” He has had numerous science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories published and one novel (The Guardian: Dracula’s Destiny, Hot Biscuit Productions, Inc., 1999). His fiction earned him The Darrell Award from the Memphis Science Fiction Association. He is a past president and Poet Laureate emeritus of the Poetry Society of Tennessee, and a fellow member of the International Society of Poets Laureate.