Mikala McGowan
Hi! I am an author, freelance editor, and student. I currently attend Miami University where I am pursuing a bachelor’s in creative writing, and I hold an associate’s in creative writing from Sinclair Community College. My academic interests range broadly, including philosophy, religion, politics, linguistics, history, and psychology. I attribute my love of reading to my parents, who encouraged it from birth, and to spending a portion of my childhood in South Korea, where books were the best way to expand my native English. My favorite genres to read are sci-fi and game-lit, and I live in Dayton, Ohio with my husband.
Books
Twice Tested: A Story of Survival and Grace
In 1963, Bill Northcutt’s life took an unexpected turn—not once, but twice—in a matter of days. The first was when he faced his Selective Service physical and the second when a hunting trip turned into a harrowing fight for survival.
Shot twice in a freak accident with a .44 Magnum rifle, he endured trauma that would challenge the strongest of men. The ordeal left him hospitalized for one hundred grueling days, only to face yet another battle two hundred and fifty days later when the bullet lodged in his spine was finally removed…
Editing
Gracie
Most girls probably don’t go around picking up guys at family funerals.
Gracie was seventeen when her grandfather died. Grandpa was the one person in Gracie’s life who believed her capable of anything despite her right-sided cerebral palsy. So, when her parents decided to stay with Grandma for the summer, Gracie wasn’t sure what to do with herself. She certainly didn’t expect to meet Elliott, a family friend who showed up at the funeral with his own grandparents to pay their respects.
Elliott was sweet, funny, and had the prettiest oceanic eyes that Gracie had ever seen. But he was able-bodied…