James Lee Proctor writes in a variety of formats from novels and short stories to trade articles and treats fictional and non-fictional characters with as much brutal honesty as they deserve. His motto: If you’re not laughing or crying, I’m not doing my job. Borderline is a Texas crime thriller published in 2014. The Rules of Chance, published in 2020, is a collection of eleven short stories about how automobiles bring people to destinations they could never have imagined. He writes from his home in the Piney Woods of East Texas.