Vander Velden, John W.: - John W. Vander Velden is graduate of Purdue University a retired farmer living with his wife and their small dog in northern Indiana. An avid reader and life long story teller, he approaches life with open eyes, hearing ears, and a heart willing to feel, striving to put to words the world he observes, in ways that reach deep within others. He has attended Antioch Writer's Workshop and is a member of Plymouth (Indiana) Area Writer's Workshop. John, the author of the novels of the Misty Creek series as well as a literary blog titled, Ramblings... Essays and Such....Follow the John W. Vander Velden Author's page on FacebookGo to johnvandervelden.com My World of Words to keep up with his latest writing news.