Bill Mathis Image 4 Home Books by Bill Photography Contact Bill Home “Mathis is a master storyteller on the the importance of family. By birth or by choice, family is expertly woven by Mathis’ words.” Kathie Giorgio, author of In Grace’s Time , and If You Tame Me , and others
Bill Mathis has written five novels, all published through Rogue Phoenix Press. His sixth book, The Way Things Are , a collection of essays, short stories, and poems published in August 2023.
Bill began writing after he retired from working in foster care and directing YMCA camps. Besides working with diverse children and families for over 40 years, his personal family involvement has also been varied. He grew up in a household with 7 children, his father a pastor in a tiny farming town that excelled in large families—parents with 3 children or less were considered to have problems. Married and divorced twice with 2 daughters, a step-daughter, 3 grandchildren, Bill has been in a relationship wit