Robert Curtis is the author of 18 books covering an array of subjects from poetry, psychology, religion, fiction, and the process of writing, and co-authored three of these books. He received his BA in English from Arizona State University in 1976 and his MFA also from ASU, in Creative Writing in 1996. He teaches University Composition at the University of Phoenix and Creative Writing at Rio Salado College. He is also the literary critic for the local Catholic newspaper. He has lived in Arizona for over 50 years, is married with three children, four grandchildren and two canine Americans of various and nefarious lineages.