Local area author enjoys second career as a writer

David Michaelson's latest novel, "The Piddingtons" is now available at the Davenport Times office, Cow Creek Mercantile, Ritzville Art Center and through online booksellers including Barnes & Noble.com, Amazon.com and Virtualbookworm.com.

This latest adventure story is the third book of the Trail Cook trilogy and deals with the legendary Able Piddington and how he and his family carve out a new life in Santa Fe in the early 1880s. To date, David has written 10 books. Three have received awards....