Timothy Allen is a recently retired educator who spent the majority of his career working with adults and children with disabilities. Northeast Huntsville is where he currently resides, though he will always call Toney, Alabama his home. He lives with his mixed breed dog aptly named, Freckles, for the multitude of spots that grace her fireplug shaped body, the memories of his dog Sally, his cat Snake, and a bench full of stuffed animals that he felt deserved a final place to rest. He has recently completed his first novel, Countenance.