Curt Melliger grew up in the very middle of America and left at age 17 to see the rest of it. During and after his travels, he worked a number of jobs including pearl diver, pool cleaner, garbage collector, door-to-door solicitor for the Polish Relief Fund, railroader, bridge builder, engine mechanic, apprentice lineman, night watchman, carpenter, custodian, and caregiver before discovering his true calling in 2004. Since then, over 80 of his articles have appeared in a wide variety of magazines, newspapers, and literary journals including Alaska, Bird Watcher’s Digest, Catholic Digest, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Cribbage World, Mountain Gazette, New Mexico, Oregon Coast, and Snowy Egret.

Heaven on Earth is Curt’s first book and a new take on an ancient, almost forgotten subject: access to the ultimate while still breathing. Publication is scheduled for September, 2018, from Ozark Mountain Publishing.

He currently lives near Cortez, Colorado, where he spends his free time exploring the wild places.