Ed Lehner, a retired professor of graphic design from Iowa State University, has journaled and written poetry for over forty years and, more recently, novels, such as The Awakening of Russell Henderson, and a short story collection, Grandpa's Horse. San Juan Sunrise actually came unexpectedly when he was recovering from pneumonia in 2015. The story began as a poem, then morphed into a short story and just kept growing and growing until, to his surprise, he brought it to closure. He lives with his wife, Julie, and Emma the cat in Durango, Colorado. He can be reached at www.elehnerauthorsite.com.