A storyteller at heart, Ted M. Atchley Jr. has always been fascinated by the human experience. He and his wife of more than 30 years have built a life in the heart of North Carolina, where their world is joyfully ruled by their two dogs, Duke and Gizzard. Ted's career has been a journey through the worlds of words and ideas, first as a journalist chasing stories, and later as a college instructor and teacher shaping young minds.

However, life's most profound lessons often come from unexpected places. Following a personal health crisis that reshaped his perspective, Ted felt a new calling. He became a Certified Nurse’s Aide, trading the classroom for the clinic to offer the same compassion he had once received. This powerful journey of healing and second chances fuels his writing, from the speculative images of works like Cactus Dust a collection of Western short stories, Dreams in Code a collection of short stories about the future of A.I., novels Second Chance for Judas, Outbound and The Letter to the raw and honest account of his own survival in his memoir, Being a Lazarus Man.