David Hor­gan is a writer and pro­fes­sion­al musi­cian. His book of short sto­ries titled The Gold­en West Trio Plus One received the Mer­ri­am-Fron­tier Award from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Mon­tana. His sto­ries and essays have appeared in a num­ber of pub­li­ca­tions, includ­ing The New Mon­tana Sto­ry, The Best of the West, Port­land Review, Quar­ter­ly West, North­ern Lights, and The Cres­cent Review. Born and raised in Reno, Neva­da, he now lives in Mis­soula, Montana.