The League (21 page)

My gratitude to the old neighborhood boys for the memories and to my editor, Krista, for her hand in turning them into Wyatt’s story.

Thatcher Heldring was born near New York City and has lived in New Jersey, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington State. When he was growing up, sports were a big part of his life, and he was pretty good at some of them. He played in plenty of tackle football games but never lied to his parents about them. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Staci, and their sons, Jack and Peter. He has read a biography of every president from George Washington to Franklin Pierce.