About the Author.

Ned Stuckey-French has taught at St. Lawrence University. He is currently teaching in the English Department at Florida State University. His work has appeared in the Missouri Review, Walking Magazine, American Literature, and the Iowa Review, and has been listed among the Notable Essays of the Year in Best American Essays, 1997.

Ned Stuckey-French's article about the complex relationship between Alexander Woollcott and Harpo Marx appears online in culturefront.

A recent article on bio terrorism by Ned appears in In These Times.

"In These Timesis a national, biweekly magazine of news and opinion published in Chicago. For 25 years, In These Timeshas provided groundbreaking coverage of the labor movement, environment, feminism, grassroots politics, minority communities and the media. In These Timesfeatures award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter." ... from their web page.