Michael J. Bellito taught Speech and English, including creative writing classes, at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, for thirty-two years. He also taught at Harper College, a local community college. His first novel was Ten Again, a story about a young boy and his adventures with his boyhood friends. His second novel was First Time Around, a coming-of-age story about a young boy falling in love for the first time. He now lives in Wheeling with his wife Joani.