Byron Edgington

A retired commercial pilot, I returned to college late and earned my BA in English from The Ohio State University in 2012 at age 63. In 2012 my essay titled Lift Off won the Bailey Prize for prose....view moreA retired commercial pilot, I returned to college late and earned my BA in English from The Ohio State University in 2012 at age 63. In 2012 my essay titled Lift Off won the Bailey Prize for prose. Lift Off is in the 2012 edition of The Chrysalis Reader, a story of my return to Ohio to care for my dying father. Other publication credits and works in progress are listed on my website. www.byronedgington.com I'm married to my best friend, Mariah, who happens to be my best editor, too. We have three daughters, a grandson & granddaughter. My writing centers on a life in the sky, the place I made my living and where I found serenity, safety and spiritual fulfillment. I live and write in Columbus Ohio.view less