Amorak was born in Kalamazoo, Mich., and grew up in a small town outside Birmingham, Ala. After 15 years as a reporter and editor, he left the newspaper business in 2008. He is now an assistant professor of writing at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. He also is managing editor of the online journal Wake: Great Lakes Thought & Culture.
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