Originally from Pearl River, New York, Craig Colgan has been an elementary school teacher for the past twenty-six years, starting his career in the University Heights section of Th...view moreOriginally from Pearl River, New York, Craig Colgan has been an elementary school teacher for the past twenty-six years, starting his career in the University Heights section of The Bronx before relocating to Dutchess County where he has been teaching for the past 18 years. The House Where Dirt Grew is his first novel.view less