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About The Author

Daris Howard is an author and
playwright who grew up on a farm in rural
Idaho. He associated with many colorful
characters including cowboys, farmers,
lumberjacks and others. Besides his work
on the farm he has worked as a cowboy and a mechanic. He
was a state champion athlete and competed in college athletics.
He also lived for eighteen months in New York.
Daris and his wife, Donna, have ten children and were
foster parents for several years. He has also worked in
scouting and cub scouts, at one time having 18 boys in his
scout troop.
His plays, musicals, and books build on the characters of
those he has associated with, along with his many experiences,

to bring his work to life.
Daris is a math professor, and his classes are well known
for the stories he tells to liven up discussion and to help bring
across the points he is trying to teach. His scripts and books
are much like his stories - full of humor and inspiration.
He and his family have enjoyed running a summer
community theatre where he gets a chance to premiere his
theatrical works and rework them to make them better. His
published plays and books can be seen at
http://www.darishoward.com. He has plays translated into
German and French, and his work has been done in many
countries around the world.
In the last few years, Daris has started writing books and
short stories. He writes a popular news column called Life’s
Outtakes, that consists of weekly short stories and is published
in various newspapers and magazines in the U.S. and Canada
including Country, Horizons, and Family Living.