David Fleming is a fourth-generation Texan whose roots run deep in the San Marcos area. A graduate of Texas State University with degrees in Liberal Arts and Creative Writing (MFA), Fleming devoted more than three decades to teaching English and Creative Writing at Seguin High School. He also served as pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in San Marcos for twenty-five years. Fleming is the author of Summertime and Border Crossings, both published by TCU Press, and his writing reflects his lifelong connection to Texas culture, faith, and storytelling. An avid outdoorsman, he and his family have explored Big Bend National Park and floated the Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande for over forty years.