Dennis HoernerDENNIS R. HOERNER PhD specialized in Literature and Psychology. He has taught at several colleges in the U.S. and was a Visiting Professor at Kanazawa National University in Kanazawa, Japan. In 1998 he put his roots down in Eugene, Oregon, where he ws the Head of School at a small, non-profit, alternative high school until his recent retirement. Nurturing has been the common theme of his life-in education, psychological counseling, organic gardening, and raising children. A single dad for many years, he always took time to read books to his four kids. His 18-year-old black cat named Tipsy recently died and now joins the forever loved under a hydrangea in his garden. Read More Read Less