Daniel-James F. Clarke, whose childhood this book memoirs, has an MA in counseling psychology and has been an adjunct math professor at a state college. He is a US Army veteran, and has a son, Ryan-Christopher, in the US Army who recently returned from Afghanistan. Daniel raised his son as a single father while battling schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder and PTSD. He loves dogs. Cynthia Kaufman-Rose, MFA, is an exhibiting professional artist. She has been an adjunct art professor at several colleges, an Ohio Arts Council artist in residence in primary and secondary schools, and