Otto Pahl was raised on a small prairie farm in Alberta, Canada. He spent thirty-one years as an educator in the Alberta school system before taking on the role of Continuing Education Program Manager at Olds College in Alberta, for twelve years. He is the author of four books (The South Side of the Haystack, Ere Their Story Die, Just a Classroom Teacher and All That To Say) and an online blog that has entertained readers for several years.