After a long career in university teaching (linguistics and American literature) and administration (assignments as academic vice president and chancellor), Lawrence Ianni has devo...view moreAfter a long career in university teaching (linguistics and American literature) and administration (assignments as academic vice president and chancellor), Lawrence Ianni has devoted himself to his love of storytelling. His first three novels, written over the pseudonym Poe Iannie, are a trilogy of tales of the absurdities of the academic life. His five most recent novels tell of the inescapable predicaments that roil the lives of people pursuing reasonable goals in the face of unreasonable opposition. Ianni is retired and lives in California.view less