“I am a recovering child prodigy. After ascending my educational apex and graduating college cum laude at the age of 18, I married a wonderful woman, have maintained semi-steady employment, and fathered five children. I’m an Anglican, a Mid-Westerner, and a Wheaton College alumnus. ”

“Im an Irish-German-Puerto-Rican guy who graduated from Wheaton College (B.A. English, M.A. Teaching). I have taught at four different high schools in Illinois from a school for kids who punch teachers or bring knives to school (and therefore can’t be in the normal school setting) to one of the nation’s top high schools. I spend most of my time teaching my students to write and my daughters to play.”

“Paul J Keenon, AKA, Al’s father-in-law, runs a not-for-profit which helps and fosters at-risk teens and young adults. PJ contributes his great photography at The Guilty Conscience. ”