About the author

John Schneider wrote a daily general-interest column for the Lansing (MI) State Journal for 24 years. His non-fiction book, “Waiting for Home: the Richard Prangley Story,” documents the life of a man wrongly institutionalized for 15 years. His play, “Voice Mail,” takes place in a news room, naturally. He and his wife, Sharon, live on 12 acres just beyond suburbia. They have four grown children – one in heaven and three on earth - and two grandsons.