John E. Budzinski performs in many roles: big and little brother, son, nephew, cousin, uncle, neighbor, and more. He is also the author of three books, including his latest, Not That It Matters. Most of all, though, he is a storyteller.

His writing came about from an ill-fainted attempt to impress a college girlfriend’s father, who was the News Editor of a local paper in Virginia. John wrote some op-ed pieces, hoping to elucidate to him that, while he may be a jerk, at least he was an intelligent jerk. John’s well-thought-out ploy didn’t work and said father still thought of John as a 25-watt bulb in a 100-watt world.

John E. Budzinski is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. He has studied at the University of Bridgeport, Fairfield University, and Northeastern University, and pursued Ph.D. work in political science at Temple University. A seasoned traveler and accomplished photographer, he lives near the UNESCO City of Literature, Iowa City, Iowa.