John L. Fort was born in Ironton, Minnesota. From an early age, he knew that he wanted to be a Biology teacher. He attended St. Cloud University and majored in Biology and History. He received a Master's Degree in Biology from the University of Wisconsin. John taught Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, Environmental Problems and A.P. Biology during his thirty-five years of teaching. He started teaching at Remer, Minnesota, in 1960, and later moved to Pine River, Cottage Grove and Woodbury Minnesota. John has always had a vivid imagination and began to write fiction several years before retiring.
