¬D. J. Bouillion was born in 1954 in Rayne, Louisiana where he grew up on a dairy farm. He graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana where he earned a B.S. and a M.ED...view more¬D. J. Bouillion was born in 1954 in Rayne, Louisiana where he grew up on a dairy farm. He graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana where he earned a B.S. and a M.ED. in education. He devoted 39 years of his life to education from teaching to administration in Louisiana and New Mexico. He wrote his first story at age twelve and was inspired to continue writing short stories from his unique connection with his middle school students. He has also self-published a book of love poems “Sensing You: True Poems of Heart-felt Love” in 2015. Now retired, he has time to publish his collection of short stories. He has returned to the farmstead where he lives with his wife of thirty years.view less