About the Author

"...our system, [of Democracy], is more fragile than we know. To sustain it, we must always cherish the ideals on which it was founded. Remain vigilant against the dark forces that threaten it. And actively engage in the process of making it work."

George Takei

Actor and Internee

Sollace Freeman

Sollace, “Mike”, Freeman started his writing career late in life.

Sidelined from a busy volunteer life by COVID, he started his first novel in October 2016 when he was 76.

In his earlier careers, he was an Episcopal priest for forty years and a Naval Reserve Chaplain for thirty.

Right after retiring from the church, he became involved as a volunteer for an international, charitable NGO that sent Disaster Response Teams and relief supplies all over the world. During his seven years with ShelterBox, he made nineteen two and three-week deployments to nine countries.

Mike’s first book, “…if you can keep it.”, The Loss of a Vision, was published by Amazon in August 2020. It’s available in paperback and eBook.

He is currently working on a historical novel, Desert Fire, due out in early 2024

Mike, a southern boy, has lived in Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky and Georgia. He took his B.A. degree from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky in 1962 and his M.Div. degree from Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia in 1965.

He’s an active member of the Northeast Georgia Writers, has recently joined the Atlanta Writers Club, and recently formed the area’s second Critique Group.

Mike has three children and seven grandchildren.

His other hobbies are photography, carpentry and flying.

He, his wife Pat and “Sassy-the-shih tzu” live in Gainesville. Georgia.