Bill Lockard grew up in Appalachia, at times attending elementary school in bare feet. He graduated from an inner city high school in Washington, DC, in 1960. At that time, his guidance counselor advised he should never go to college. He entered the air force as a mechanic. When he started junior college while in the air force, he failed English three times. He later completed a bachelor of science degree from Sacramento State College and a master of business administration degree from California State University. He retired in 2002 from a career in industry, working for many years in Alaska, including work above the Arctic Circle. After retirement, he went to horseshoeing school and became a certified farrier. When his daughter was young, he would create many bedtime stories to tell her. He lives with his wife in a small town in northern New Hampshire and has a granddaughter with whom he continues to share his stories. Circles in Circles is his first novel.
