Peter Fleming has been teaching and writing professionally his entire adult life. Beginning with journalism and short stories at Brock and McMaster Universities, he moved into professional free-lance journalism and writing book and restaurant reviews for local Hamilton publications, as well as joining the creative team at Multi Media Techniques, a boutique advertising agency. Recently retired from teaching, Peter is a regular contributor of essays, stories and memoirs to The Hamilton Spectator’s on-line community platform. He lives in Hamilton Ontario.