As an elementary teacher specializing in English Language Arts, I got to spend every workday for ten years reading great kids books with actual kids, which naturally made me want to make one of my own. Books, that is. "Sir Fartsalot Hunts the Booger" was my first book. The authors who gave me the most inspiration while writing were James Thurber ("The White Deer"), Stephen Leacock ("Nonsense Novels") and Donald Barthelme ("The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine, Or the Hithering, Thithering Djinn"). Unfortunately they are all dead now through no fault of mine.My next book, "Zombiekins," is a zombie spoof set in an elementary school where all the kids get turned into zombies. Sweet revenge!I have also published short humor pieces and reviews with "McSweeney's Internet Tendency" and various newspapers.