Swink, Tim: - A former attorney's investigator for 20 years, Tim Swink has come back to his first love: writing. Tim was also the Managing Editor at a small newspaper near Pinehurst, North Carolina; has worked for USA Today, the Greensboro News and Record, and Tarheel Magazine; and is currently a contributing writer for O. Henry Magazine. A former attorney's investigator for 20 years, Tim Swink has come back to his first love: writing. Tim was also the Managing Editor at a small newspaper near Pinehurst, North Carolina; has worked for USA Today, the Greensboro News and Record, and Tarheel Magazine; and is currently a contributing writer for O. Henry Magazine.