Don Stanford Following his discharge from the army, Don worked at several jobs before attending the University of Southwestern Louisiana; then worked in several fields until beginning his career with the State of Louisiana, retiring as public relations manager for child support. He is married to Carol Richard Stanford. They reside near Opelousas, LA and are the parents of three and the grandparents of seven. He teaches a weekly Bible study at the Palace Café in Opelousas. Don’s well-received novel, Southern Kingdom, the opening novel in the Blythington Family Saga, was his first published novel. He has completed a third novel in this series and is currently working on another.