About The Authors
Michael E. Bolyog
Michael E. Bolyog, is retired Spanish teacher with over thirty-eight years of teaching experience. He served as the chairperson of the Foreign Language Department at Villanova Preparatory School in Ojai, California, and Oak Park High School, Oak Park, California, where he taught basic and advanced Spanish.
He has a Bachelor of Arts in both Spanish and Sociology from Bellevue College, Bellevue, Nebraska, and a secondary teaching credential from Californian Lutheran College, in Thousand Oaks, California. Michael served eleven years in the U.S. Air Force, the final six in the SAC underground at Offutt Air Force Base, Bellevue, Nebraska, former Headquarters of the Strategic Air Command. Writing is his hobby and passion. He co-authored the Aiden’s Cauldron Trilogy with Allen Richard “Rick Young,” and has published several Graphic Novels through Amazon Publishing. Michael resides in Idaho, with his wife of fifty-five years, Candee. They have one son and two grandchildren.
Allen Richard “Rick” Young
Allen Richard “Rick” Young, PhD, D.Litt., is a retired senior special agent with twenty-nine years’ experience in Federal law enforcement. This included an extended tour of combat duty in the Vietnam War as a decorated military policeman, and, subsequently, civilian criminal investigations for various Cabinet-level agencies to include the U.S.
Department of State. He now writes as a second profession. His books include Combat Police: U.S. Army Military Police in Vietnam; Matters of Consequence: Critical Eschatological Issues Impacting Endtime Preparation (his doctoral dissertation); co-author with Michael E. Bolyog of the Aiden’s Cauldron Trilogy; co-author with Sean McCullough of Super Achievers: Ten Proven Principles of Success, and co-author with Bob Salomon of the children’s picture book Beyond The Laces. Rick received an Associate of Arts in pre-law political science from Pasadena City College, a Bachelor of Science in investigative criminal justice from California University at Los Angeles, a Masters is in Organizational Leadership with an emphasis in emergency pre-planning and management from Philadelphia Biblical University (now Cairn University), a certification in Advanced Biblical Studies from Liberty University, and his doctorates are in Eschatology and Sacred Letters from Wycliffe Seminary. Rick resides in New Jersey with his wife of fifty-four years, Linda. They have two sons and four grandchildren.
