Christopher Minio is a retired educator who spent more than 22 years in the classroom teaching World and Classical Languages, Cultural Studies, Latin American Literature, and Research Writing. He is a polyglot, master teacher, seasoned world traveler, pun master, FAA licensed pilot, and a zoologist who lives among an extensive menagerie of rescue animals at his beachfront property in Middlesex County, CT. These days, Chris enjoys writing while watching the water and the waves of Long Island Sound, spectacular sunsets, and walking on the beach, combing for treasures.