Larry J McCloskeyLarry McCloskey received two Master's degrees from Carleton University before working as the founder and Director of the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities, at Carleton University for 38 years. He has eight books published, six young ault, as well as two recent non-fiction books. Inarticulate Speech of the Heart (2019), winner of best Culture book, and Lament for Spilt Porter: Longing for Family and Home (Castle Quay Books) winner of the Word Guild General Market Fiction- Culture award category 2021. He lives in Ottawa with his three daughters, three grand-daughters, two dogs and one beloved wife.