Michael Hardesty

Michael R. Hardesty lives in Louisville, KY and holds a BS in Commerce from from the University of Louisville, as well as a Certificate of Writing (Long Fiction) from Stanford University. His favorite activities are writing and hobnobbing with his three grandchildren. In 2009, he decided to write a contemporary fiction novel. Six years later, "The Grace of the Ginkgo" was an Amazon Best Seller. Other published works include children's picture books "Who made the sun, Mommy?" and "Honey Bun and Chip." Hardesty says, "Expressing my thoughts and feelings on paper often helps to prolong the pleasure — or mitigate the pain — of certain experiences.