Stonewall Hinkleman and the Battle of Bull Run

Michael Hemphill and Sam Riddleburger are both former newspaper reporters. Michael has a M.A. in Creative Writing and 12 years of newspaper experience during which he's written numerous articles on Civil War re-enactors and history. In 2000, Michael co-founded Civil War Journey, a battlefield tour company that guides groups to Civil War sites throughout Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Tennessee. He has written for The Roanoke Times in Roanoke, Virginia, Southern Living magazine, Virginia Business magazine and The Oxford American. He has also taught journalism and nonfiction writing at Hollins University.

“Michael and I were both reporters for the same newspaper. Just as my coverage of a sewer plant was the inspiration for Qwikpick, his story about a Virginia battle flag…

Tom Angleberger, author of the New York Times bestselling Origami Yoda series, has been a Star Wars fan and collector since 1977. Growing up before the dawn of the VCR, Tom listened to Star Wars again and again on cassette tape. His first action figure was C–3PO and his most recent (very recent) was a sandtrooper. He lives in Virginia with his wife, author and illustrator Cece Bell.