A resident of Charleston, South Carolina, Pat J Daly is a recently retired Professor of English at Indiana University Southeast. Prior to that, he taught high school English and Latin. Daly was reared on Long Island, New York, where he ran cross country and track for Holy Trinity High School. The author then went on to compete at the college level for Bradley University, in Peoria, Illinois. Following graduation, he coached cross country and track at Massapequa High, Assumption High, and Bradley. He can be reached at [email protected].