Post Apocalyptic Fiction Author

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John Michael Layne,
Fiction Author

John Michael Layne writes novels about people pushed to the edge — ordinary lives pulled through extraordinary circumstances and the small, fierce choices that keep them human.

A native West Virginian and former Marine, Layne blends field-tested experience with a curious, exacting eye. His work follows characters who travel, repair, and fight their way toward what matters most — family, duty, and the hard calculus of survival. Drawing from Appalachian geography and real technical research, Layne writes lean, atmospheric stories that balance grit with small mercies..

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