Rick Harsch appeared on the American literary scene in 1997 with the cult classic [The Driftless Zone][1], followed by [Billy Verite][2] and [Sleep of the Aborigines][3] (all Steerforth Press) to form The Driftless Trilogy. Born and bred in the Midwest, Harsch received degrees in sociology and history from UW La Crosse and lived there off and on for 22 years. He migrated to the Slovene coastal city of Izola in 2001, Rick is also author of Arjun and the Good Snake (2011, Amalietti & Amaliette), Wandering Stone: The Streets of Old Izola (2017, Mandrac Press), and The Manifold Destiny of Eddie Vegas (2018, River Boat Books). The author lives in Izola still, with his wife and two children. He teaches about 100 hours a year at a maritime academy in Trieste, and has co-authored numerous scientific works in the maritime field. [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1892328W/The_driftless_zone_or_A_novel_concerning_the_selective_outmigration_from_small_cities [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1892326W/Billy_Verite%CC%81 [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1892329W/The_sleep_of_Aborigines