Kent Nelson is a contemporary American author specializing in fiction and poetry. He holds a Juris Doctor in Environmental Law from the Harvard Law School. Aside from writing and holding 15 different academic positions, he has held various part-time and odd jobs which have influenced his writings. These include: Doorman, Club Casablanca, in Cambridge, MA Teacher in STEP, a prison education project, in S. Walpole, MA Tennis Professional in Colorado Springs, CO; Charleston, SC; and West Germany Travel Agent in Frankfurt, West Germany Dishwasher, Hotel B�ren, in Sundlauenen, Switzerland City Judge in Ouray, CO Basketball Referee in Ouray, CO Ad Salesman and Reporter, Ouray County Plaindealer, in Ouray, CO Writer for a tow-truck magazine in Chattanooga, TN Algebra Tutor, Baylor School, in Chattanooga, TN Summer School SAT Prep Teacher, Exeter Academy, in Exeter, NH Squash Coach, Exeter Academy, in Exeter, NH Hired Man, Alfalfa Ranch, in Oral, SD Innkeeper in Ouray, CO 

January 1st, 1943 in (Age 81)