Greg Wahl, D.D.S., a native of Chicago, received his dental degree from the University of Illinois. He practiced in the Chicago area and Peoria. During The Nam, he served in the Navy Reserve Dental Corps. He later served as the Base Dental Surgeon and Vice Commander of the 182nd Illinois Air National Guard Medical Squadron.
Several magazines and anthologies have published his short stories. He's written three books: "It Didn't Play in Peoria; Missed Chances of a Middle American Town" with Charles Bobbitt, "Legendary Locals of Peoria," and "A Time of Islands; Stories of the Pacific War Isles."