Jim Krosschell worked in science publishing for 30 years, starting as a 29-year-old production assistant, avoiding the real world until then by grad school, Peace Corps, travel, and TESOL teaching. He has mostly retired now, writing essays and a blog, One Man's Maine, and dividing his time between Newton, MA and Owls Head, ME. His essays are published, or forthcoming, in Louisville Review, Southeast Review, Contrary, Saranac Review, North Dakota Quarterly, Southern Indiana Review, and many others. His book Saving Maine is available online.