David Sangiao-Parga has been a pro wrestling ""mark"" since he was a small boy. He's been to live shows, met a wide variety of the performers (From Jerry Lawler to Ric Flair to Mick Foley and John Cena), and is widely read on the ins and outs of the industry. He's also a child of the Midwest, and has spent a great deal of time in towns just like Chimney Corner throughout his life. He is a graduate of the MFA program in creative writing from Florida International University, and currently lives with his wife and four children in Davie, Florida.
"""A fast-paced, wild ride with an original setting and a confident, authentic voice, Blood In The Holler is great, gritty fun, and David Sangiao-Parga is a writer to watch."" --Michael Koryta, NYT-bestselling author of Those Who Wish Me Dead ""The premise of David Sangiao-Parga's Blood in the Holler, in which a motley crew of second-tier professional wrestlers find themselves the prisoners of a pack of Southern-fried meth dealers who dine out on real-life mayhem, is a classic on the face of it. Try to imagine Harry Crews and Tom Franklin transformed into a WWF tag-team pitted in a cage match against Freddy Krueger and Leatherface and you will have some idea what you are in for. No tap-outs in this match, dear reader."" --David LeGere, author of Deal to Die For and Last Train to Paradise"