Jeffrey Cummins is very grateful for the blessings and dreams and hardships that have come his way. Over the years, he has worked in retail, the banking industry, as a mental health paraprofessional, and as a public school teacher. Prior to publishing books, he won an Editor’s Choice for the short ghost story “Lethe House” in the Arkansas Anthology. He published his debut novel Leftwich Blues/Elfwitch Rules in 2021 which was well reviewed. Ex-Mas Song is his second novel and explores themes of mental illness and forgiveness during Christmastime. He currently lives in the Ozarks with his wife and their many dogs.