Thomas G. Fiffer holds a B.A. in English with honors from Yale University and an M.A. in English (Creative Writing) from The University of Illinois at Chicago, where he taught composition and English Literature. His authored articles for The Good Men Project have topped 10 million page views (over 20 million including pieces he’s edited), and he is a contributor to Weston Magazine and California Freemason. His popular blog, Tom Aplomb, offers readers more than 1,000 short, inspirational essays, written over six years on his daily morning commute from Westport to Manhattan, while he worked as an executive at a business information publishing company. Tom is also a professional book editor, publisher, and writing coach. He is the author of two books, Why It Can’t Work: Detaching From Dysfunctional Relationships to Make Room for True Love, and What Is Love? A Guide for the Perplexed to Matters of the Heart, and he is working on a memoir as well as his first novel. In addition, he founded Christmas Lake Press, where he servers as Publisher. You can find more about Tom at thomasgfiffer.com and christmaslakecreative.com.