Dick Morgan has been writing short stories and magazine articles for more than 40 years. He has had several short stories published in literary magazines and university reviews, and four feature length articles published in Taekwondo Times Magazine. He was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 1982, and won first place (children's fiction category) in the Kay Snow (Willamette Writers) writing contest in 1983. His short story collection, Sailing Away, was published by Lost Horse Press in 2000. His non-fiction book, Warrior Mind: Strategy and Philosophy from the Martial Arts, was published in 2009. His children's Christmas book, The Archangel's Gift, was published in 2012.
Mr. Morgan holds a 7th degree black belt in Korean Hapkido. He and his wife, Lonnie, live in Portland Oregon.