I am a native Central New Yorker, where I earned degrees from Le Moyne College and Syracuse University, and where I worked for more than 25 years as a high school teacher in the city of Syracuse. When not writing or reading, you're likely to find me spending time with my school teacher wife, Colleen, or hiking the local trails with our dog, Sadie.

I come from a family of undersized hockey players, so tenacious people. I am fairly considered to be the black sheep of my family, but when your family name is as glowing as mine, you can wear the title shamelessly. I also come from a family of school teachers, so talkers. With age, I have tried to do more of my talking in written form, where my words are only of consequence to those who care enough to read them.

Samuel Colabufo is the author of 4 books, including The Mitigator and Heart Of Gold: A Novel. In addition to writing, they enjoy spending time on their other passions and interests. You can sign up to get updates about their writing here.