Robert Flanagan

Robert Flanagan is the son of a WWI Marine combat vet who fought at Belleau Wood, Ch teau-Thierry and Soissons. Born in Toledo, Ohio, he worked as a dishwasher, night watchman and janitor there, served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, and graduated from the Universities of Toledo and Chicago. He is a produced playwright, poet, as well as the author of four books of fiction. A lifelong boxing fan, he earned his detached retinas sparring in local gyms. His forthcoming novel Champions is set in...See more

Robert Flanagan is the son of a WWI Marine combat vet who fought at Belleau Wood, Ch teau-Thierry and Soissons. Born in Toledo, Ohio, he worked as a dishwasher, night watchman and janitor there, served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, and graduated from the Universities of Toledo and Chicago. He is a produced playwright, poet, as well as the author of four books of fiction. A lifelong boxing fan, he earned his detached retinas sparring in local gyms. His forthcoming novel Champions is set in Toledo s hard luck world of boxers and comics. He taught at Ohio Wesleyan University and lives with wife Katie in Delaware, Ohio. See less