Daniel Nester latest book is How to Be Inappropriate (Soft Skull Press), a collection of humorous nonfiction. Recent work has appeared in Salon, The Morning News, Creative Nonfiction, Kugelmass, Bookforum, and Freshly Hatched. He is an Associate Professor of English at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY, where he teaches creative nonfiction and his 8-track player sits in an office closet, dusty and defunct. danielnester.com