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John Pansini

<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;John compares himself to Mark Twain &amp; Ernest Hemingway. Some people call him<em> <strong>delusional</strong></em>. He calls himself <em><strong>confident</strong></em>.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; John says he’s "a model railroad hobbyist." In other words, he likes to play with toy trains.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;John keeps a 20 gallon commune of tropical fish. The fish are happy; they co-exist peacefully; they’re healthy &amp; well-fed. John &amp; the fish prefer live plants.&nbsp;Unlike the ocean, <em><strong>no plastic&nbsp;is allowed in their water.</strong></em><br>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;John likes to cook. It’s a means to an end. He really, really, really loves&nbsp;to eat!<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Despite a B.S. from City College of New York &amp; a Master’s Degree in Library &amp; Information Science from St. John’s University,<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;to feed himself &amp; his cats, John bangs nails for a living. Like the great John Henry, another steel driving man, John Pansini will be buried with his hammer in his hands.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;John loves all animals, great or small; especially cats; especially his cats: Spooky (female 17), Cloud (male 12) and Alvin (a little orange terror, 6).<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; John is still single. No woman he ever wanted ever wanted him.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;