I was born and raised in the farm and factory region of the Midwest, and graduated from Southern Illinois University, majoring in Film and Theater. As in Working-Class Heroes, other lost souls in b...view moreI was born and raised in the farm and factory region of the Midwest, and graduated from Southern Illinois University, majoring in Film and Theater. As in Working-Class Heroes, other lost souls in books I have available at other online retailers include wannabe best-selling authors (Book Tour), screwy social misfits (Save the Wild Ass), and long-forgotten terrorists (Psycho Woman). To me, Cairo is one of the most exotic cities in the world, and Hollywood is one of the grubbiest. I live in Champaign, Illinois.view less