Leland Durrance (Chip) Ballard was born and raised in rural central Florida.
He teaches English and his weekly newspaper column, “Inside Out,” has run in The Bradenton Herald, The Herald Advocate,...view moreLeland Durrance (Chip) Ballard was born and raised in rural central Florida.
He teaches English and his weekly newspaper column, “Inside Out,” has run in The Bradenton Herald, The Herald Advocate, The Franklin Chronicle, Highlands Today, The Polk County Democrat, The Charlotte Sun and The Fort Meade Leader.
His short stories have won local, state and national awards and have been published in magazines including The State Street Review, Fiction Quarterly, The Tampa Bay Review, The Pentangle, Land & Living in Southwest Florida, Florida Living, Spectrum Magazine and The Garden Doctor.
Peace River is his first published novel.view less