Jon Florence

Jon Florence’s journey to the written page began in seventh grade English class when presented with a story prompt assignment for the very first time. It may have been something about finding an abandoned riverboat in a swamp. He remembers thinking, “This…has possibilities.” And so, it began.

For the rest of middle school and into high school, his long-suffering teachers graded stories populated with people in fantastic and harrowing situations, mysterious things that happened in outer space, time machines, things that went bump in the night, monsters, ghosts, and supernatural beings.

Gathering No Moss, his debut novel published in 2024, contains none of those things. But it does contain things he’s thought about for a long time.

His second book, Tales from a Far Place, is an anthology of stories that revisit the shadowy places roamed by the imagination of his youth. Look for it in early 2025.

Jon lives in Houston with his wife Jan and two cats. They (Jon and Jan, not the cats) raised three daughters who are now grown and chasing their own adventures.