"Coulda Been Somebody" features six stories drawn from a life that is often strange and rarely uneventful. From the racetrack to the strip club to various incarnations of hell, John Winters has come up with page after page full of unforgettable characters caught in situations both tragic and comic. John Winters lives in Massachusetts, where he writes and teaches English part time at a university. His short stories have appeared in literary journals, and his nonfiction has been featured in Playboy, Salon, Runner's World, the Providence Phoenix, Rhode Island Monthly and The Boston Globe. He lives with his wife, Karen, and their pets. John is also the author of the novel "Murderhouse Blues." "This is a master at work..." Publishers Weekly