Tom McCord grew up in the sixties in the Mississippi River town of Herculaneum, Missouri, the model for the town of Marathon in Some Forever. He and his family now live in Columbia, Missouri. This ...view moreTom McCord grew up in the sixties in the Mississippi River town of Herculaneum, Missouri, the model for the town of Marathon in Some Forever. He and his family now live in Columbia, Missouri. This is his first novel.view less