A native son of Minneapolis, Vincent Wyckoff dedicated a career to the U.S. Postal Service. His first book, Beware of Cat, and Other Encounters of a Letter Carrier, celebrates the stories of people on his route. Black Otter Bay, his first work of fiction, was a finalist for the 2016 MIPA award. It was followed by the sequel, Nightwatchers. Refuge From the Sea is the third installment. His stories have been published in several local periodicals, as well as the anthology, Home. Wyckoff and his wife, Sybil, are longtime residents of south Minneapolis.