John Regan

John Regan

John Regan was born on February 17, 1967, in Newton, Massachusetts and raised in Waltham, Massachusetts. He attended Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he met professor and author, John Engels in a fiction writing workshop. A published author and poet, Engels fostered John's love for the short story. John's favorite author is John Updike whom he finds humbling and instructive to read. Other prime influences include his friend John Wallace, and songwriters Bob Mould and Paul Westerberg.

John adores the Pacific Northwest where he moved to in 1991. Home is in the Bellevue, Washington townhouse where he shares breakfast, storm watching, gourmet beer, coffee and time with his fiancée Naomi. Aside from writing, John loves talk radio, music, weight training, and great food.

Currently a Customer Relations Specialist for a wireless communications provider, John writes letters and emails to angry customers, attempting to turn the irate into happy clients and making the happy ones, lifelong customers. It is a good, safe job but he would trade it in an instant for his own newspaper column.

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Stories:

Ghosts of Gloucester  - Come venture to Gloucester, Massachusetts, and you might witness ghosts of fishermen past, who have returned from their nautical graveyard for one last stroll down its seaworthy streets. For centuries, like thick chowder, the insular waters of the Atlantic were saturated with fish; hearsay dictated you could simply reach down and scoop them out with your hands. [Visit this Feature]

The Best Worst Weather  - Maybe it is the Columbia River's misty bucolic ambiance or the perfectly-plated scotch salmon that lures me back to Astoria, Oregon each year. This "comfortable-in its skin" town of 10,000 seems to open its fertile arms just for me and take me in. This lovely wallflower at the tip of Oregon is the ideal place for this solitary traveler to unwind and get lost for a few days. I liken Astoria to that broken-in pair of jeans draped over my bed, getting more comfortable with each wear... [Visit this Feature]